Eve Arnold's Time With Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam, in Her Own Words | Magnum Photos

In 1961 the photographer was assigned to document the man she came to see as "one of the most dynamic leaders of the century"

Malcolm X's Unlikely Washington Connections

Malcolm X is not generally identified with Washington, D.C., but the city was the setting for two of the most unlikely connections of his life.

George Lincoln Rockwell and Members of the American Nazi Party Attend a Nation of Islam Summit, 1961 - Rare Historical Photos

George Lincoln Rockwell, flanked by members of the American Nazi Party, listening to Malcolm X's speech at Black Muslims meeting.

When Malcolm X Met the Nazis

A look at the strange alliance between the Nation of Islam and the American Nazi Party.

Malcolm X's Speech After the Firebombing (Feb. 14, 1965)

Tonight one of the things that has to be stressed is that which has not only the United States very much worried but which also has France, Great Britain, and most of the powers, who formerly were known as colonial powers, worried also, and that primarily is the African revolution. They are more concerned with the revolution that's taking place on the African continent than they are with the revolution in Asia and in Latin America.

George Lincoln Rockwell

George Lincoln Rockwell was an American neo-Nazi activist who founded the American Nazi Party (ANP) and became one of the most notorious white supremacists in the United States until his assassination in 1967. His beliefs, strategies, and writings have continued to influence many white supremacists and neo-Nazis. Rockwell coined the expression White Power, which was also the title of his posthumously published political manifesto.

The weird time Nazis made common cause with black nationalists

The black nationalist Nation of Islam and the American Nazi Party didn't have a lot in common, but they did believe in staying as far away from each other's race as…