On this day in 1964

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March 26, 1964

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met for the only time — a brief encounter in Washington, D.C.

“The two seem inextricably linked in the popular consciousness,” This Day in Civil Rights History wrote. “Malcolm was from the North, King was from the South. Malcolm represented the city, while King fought for the rights of the rural poor. Both men were dynamic speakers and intellectuals. And both, sadly, were assassinated at the age of 39.”

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