
Born | Betty Dean Sanders, May 28, 1934, Pinehurst, Georgia, or, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | June 23, 1997, New York City, U.S. |
Cause of death | Burns |
Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery |
Other names | Betty X |
Children | Attallah Shabazz, Qubilah Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Malikah Shabazz, Malaak Shabazz |
Relatives | Malcolm Shabazz (grandson) |
About Betty Shabazz
Religious Leader Malcolm X's wife, a teacher and civil rights activist. She was named to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and was active in the NAACP after her husband's assassination.
Betty Shabazz before fame
She was born Betty Dean Sanders and attended Tuskegee University, a historically black college.
Achievement of Betty Shabazz
Malcolm, her grandson, set fire to her flat, causing severe burns that resulted in her death.
Betty Shabazz family life
With her spouse Religious Leader Malcolm X, she had six children.
Associations of Betty Shabazz
Movie Actress Angela Bassett played her in the 1992 film Religious Leader Malcolm X.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Betty Shabazz
Former Nation of Islam members. Malcolm X family. Medgar Evers College faculty. New Jersey City University alumni. African-American former Christians. American Sunni Muslims. Converts to Islam from Protestantism. Burials at Ferncliff Cemetery. Delta Sigma Theta members. Tuskegee University alumni. African-American Muslims. African-American educators. American nurses. American women nurses
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Latest information about Betty Shabazz updated on March 28 2022.