Photo | A film still from Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" showing Denzel Washington as Malcolm X speaking at an outdoor podium with multiple microphones, wearing a dark overcoat and fedora, with the Apollo Theater marquee visible in the background. | UCLA

A film still from Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" showing Denzel Washington as Malcolm X speaking at an outdoor podium with multiple microphones, wearing a dark overcoat and fedora, with the Apollo Theater marquee visible in the background.

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Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Spike Lee's “Malcolm X”