lcolm requested Police protection, however, he received an insignificant amount. Police records say that Malcolm refused assistance, which all his friends also deny. The theory says that the government agencies conspired Malcolm's to kill Malcolm, covering their tracks with Muslim assassins that would draw the blame to Farrakhan. Considering the Gustavo tactics of FBI president Hoover, this conspiracy theory is by no means farfetched. In a FBI memorandum, Hoover sets the goal of defending national interests against the rise of "black messiah" who could unify black nationalist groups and promote communism (Carson 16). The FBI considered Malcolm a threat to New York and the United States; the Nation of Islam was used as a tool to disguise his murder (Gallen 253). Days before the assassination, Malcolm was quoted to saying; "the forces who were trying to kill him were more powerful than the Nation of Islam" (Gallen 252). The significance of this theory is the sad scare left of the history of the United States, due to governmental suppression of rights. In death Malcolm gained mass recognition. A Newsweek poll taken in 1963 demonstrated that 40% of African Americans could not even recognize the name Malcolm X (Anderson 28). Presently, Malcolm X is considered one of the most significant Black civil rights leaders. After his death, Malcolm X became immortalized; he transformed from man to icon (Branch 29). The death of Malcolm X was "the birth of a new black god. X is dead, long live X. He's like the Elvis of black politics." (Wood 185) His symbol appears on tee shirts and hats and Spike Lee's documentation of Malcolm's life soared at the box offices. Cut down in his prime, Malcolm remains eternally young; his charisma preserved though political martyrdom. (Lester 11) But who is left to stir the hope of African Americans? Malcolm's significance comes from his dynamic ability to generate emotions, cultural power, community values, hope and pri...
