Malcom X Centennial: Symposium on his Legacy and Our Continued Struggle

May 2025 is the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X's birth. His legacy abounds in the civil rights movement, the history of American Islam, Islamic theology and philosophy, the Black radical tradition, and the current moment. His presence is etched into Dartmouth's memory and campus, from to his visit to campus in January 1965 to the Temple murals dedicated to Betty Shabazz at the Shabbaz Center for Intellectual Inquiry. Malcolm's teachings and tribulations have long been the basis of course material, research, student discussions and activism at Dartmouth.

In order to contemplate, reflect, and relate to this legacy, we are pleased to celebrate Malcolm X's centennial birthday with this symposium of academic papers and reflections. We will also have a chance to reflect on the Temple Murals and archives on Malcolm's visit and the civil rights era from Rauner Special Collections Library.

For more information, visit https://sites.dartmouth.edu/malcolmxcentennial/

Convened by Professor Zahra Ayubi, Religion

Generously supported by the Religion Department, Leslie Center for the Humanities, African and African American Studies, History Department, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Ethics Institute, Office of the Dean of Faculty, OPAL, William Jewett Tucker Center, Al-Nur Association, Jewish Studies Program