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Mission X | Zero

Museum exhibition installation featuring a large portrait of Malcolm X at a microphone, surrounded by dark walls inscribed with his quotes, including "You can't separate peace from freedom." Autumn Society Campaign 1: Mission X field documentation.

This year was the sixty-first anniversary of the death of Malcolm X. The event takes place every year at what was the Audubon Ballroom, now the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. The night was warm for February, and New Yorkers had enjoyed their first 50-degree day; there seemed to be a lot of people milling about Harlem that night. Police were directing traffic, and...

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