Editing Malcolm X (section)

=== Remarks on Kennedy assassination ===
On December{{nbsp}}1, 1963, when asked to comment on the [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]], Malcolm&nbsp;X said that it was a case of "{{Wikt-lang|en|the chickens come home to roost|chickens coming home to roost|i=no}}." He added that "chickens coming home to roost never did make me sad; they've always made me glad."<ref name="Times63-12-02">{{cite news |title=Malcolm&nbsp;X Scores U.S. and Kennedy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/12/02/archives/malcolm-x-scores-us-and-kennedy-likens-slaying-to-chickens-coming.html |newspaper=The New York Times |page=21 |date=December 2, 1963 |access-date=June 19, 2018 |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727231635/https://www.nytimes.com/1963/12/02/archives/malcolm-x-scores-us-and-kennedy-likens-slaying-to-chickens-coming.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Likewise, according to ''[[The New York Times]]'':<ref name="Times63-12-02" />

<blockquote>[I]n further criticism of Mr. Kennedy, the Muslim leader cited the murders of [[Patrice Lumumba]], Congo leader, of [[Medgar Evers]], civil rights leader, and of the [[16th Street Baptist Church bombing|Negro girls bombed]] earlier this year in a [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] church. These, he said, were instances of other "chickens coming home to roost".</blockquote>

The remarks prompted widespread public outcry. The Nation of Islam, which had sent a message of condolence to the [[Kennedy family]] and ordered its ministers not to comment on the assassination, publicly censured their former shining star.<ref>{{harvnb|Natambu|2002|pp=288–290}}.</ref> Malcolm&nbsp;X retained his post and rank as minister but was prohibited from public speaking for 90 days.<ref>{{harvnb|Perry|1991|p=242}}.</ref>