A long lost letter that was handwritten by the late activist Malcolm X is being sold through the Las Angeles-based website ‘Moments In Time’ for $1.25 million. The six-page letter that was written after Malcolm X’s famous journey to Mecca in 1964 was discovered in a New York City locker by the seller Gary J. Zimet. In the letter Malcolm X describes his experiences travelling to Mecca. Malcolm X wrote the letter in his cursive handwriting using blue ink. The full text of the handwritten letter can be viewed on the auctioneer’s website. The same auction company is also selling a letter that was handwritten by the late rapper Tupac Shakur.
See Eileen Kinsella, Long-Lost Malcolm X Letter Up for $1.25 Million, artnet, October 21, 2015.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
