Two men who spent two decades behind bars for the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X will be awarded $26 million in a settlement from New York
Muhammad A. Aziz and the late Khalil Islam were recently exonerated after the city and state conceded that the two men had been wrongfully convicted in the death of civil rights leader Malcolm X. Aziz and the Islam s estate will split $26 million from New York City in compensation for their ordeal.
Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam spent more than 20 years in prison after the civil rights leader was assassinated in 1965. He had broken with the Nation of Islam. #malcolmx #nationofislam #prison #civilrightsleader #muhammadaaziz
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Providence native Abdur-Rahman Muhammad’s research led to the exoneration of two of the men found guilty of the assassination of Malcolm X. Now, the story has another chapter a multi-million dollar settlement with the State of New York.