Photograph was edited for publication purposes. 1,200 members of the Black Community passed resolutions charging police brutality at a meeting at 2nd Baptist Church, 24th Street and Griffith Avenue, on May 14, 1962. The meeting, called by the "Citizens Protest Rally Committee," started out as an inquest into the causes of violence that erupted on April 27, when a Black Muslim was shot and killed in front of a Black Muslim temple in a gun battle with police. Malcolm X was applauded when he addressed the audience at the church. Rev. J. Raymond Henderson, minister of 2nd Baptist, then spoke to calm the crowd and clarify that the church agreed to offer a place for the meeting, but encouraged attendees to not indulge in hate.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
X, Malcolm,--1925-1965 Second Baptist Church (Los Angeles, Calif.) Black Muslims Police brutality--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Audiences--California--Los Angeles South Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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