The Second Assassination of an African American Icon

Last month, numinous luminaries, including President Bush and three former U.S. presidents, honored Coretta Scott King, wife of the great American civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in 1968, at her funeral ceremonies in Atlanta, Georgia. Though lasting for hours, these ceremonies were rich in story and music and quite impressive. Among those speaking was Atallah Shabazz, daughter of another great African American leader of the 1960s who was also assassinated, Malcolm X. Unknown to most, she used the occasion to undermine her father's legacy. ...... Full Article.