Betty Shabazz

American educator and wife of Malcolm X (1934–1997)
Person human Q469198

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[23]
Date of birth
May 28, 1934
Date of death
June 23, 1997
Place of birth
Pinehurst
Place of death
The Bronx
Country of citizenship
United States[17]
Religion or worldview
Sunni Islam[22]
Child
Qubilah Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz, Malikah Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, Malaak Shabazz[11][12][13][14][15][16]
Cause of death
burn[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Birth name
Betty Dean Sanders[35]
Given name
Betty[30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[37]
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Place of burial
Ferncliff Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Betty Sanders en Betty X en Betty Shabazz ar بيتي شباز da Betty X de Shabazz de Betty X el Μπέτι Σαμπάζ es Betty X fi Betty X fr Betty X he בטי שבאז it Betty X ja ベティ・シャバズ nl Betty X pl Zoe Kaylor ru Бетти Дин Сандерс ru Бетти Икс ru Бетти Шабаз ru Бетти Шабазз
🔖 Identifiers · 30
VIAF cluster ID
195054590
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95005365
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Betty Shabazz.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1501323
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
169240556
Collective Biographies of Women ID
21203
Discogs artist ID
393299
Dodis ID
P67319
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
1087
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Betty-Shabazz
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Europeana entity
agent/base/73847
FAST ID
366372
FemBio ID
25138
Find a Grave memorial ID
4739
Freebase ID
/m/02z_zj
Geni.com profile ID
5486989845790114453
IdRef ID
111589673
JRC Names ID
121218
LibraryThing author ID
shabazzbetty
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012726446005171
Notable Names Database ID
696/000046558
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100458271
Quora topic ID
Betty-Shabazz
SNAC ARK ID
w6736srp
WikiTree person ID
Sanders-4849
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwRWrJYd8gj73dwtjfcyd

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Manner of death 2
Occupation 2
Cause of death 1
Child 1
Children (maternal) 1
Country of citizenship 1
Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Killed by 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Movement 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Betty Shabazz was born on May 28, 1934[1], in Pinehurst[2]. She died on June 23, 1997[3], in The Bronx[4]. She worked as a nurse[5], human rights defender[6], lawyer[7], and educator[8].

FAQs

Where was Betty Shabazz born?

Betty Shabazz was born in Pinehurst[2].

Where did Betty Shabazz die?

Betty Shabazz died in The Bronx[4].

Who was Betty Shabazz married to?

Betty Shabazz's spouses include Malcolm X[10].

What did Betty Shabazz do for work?

Betty Shabazz worked as a nurse[5], human rights defender[6], lawyer[7], and educator[8].

Where did Betty Shabazz go to school?

Betty Shabazz was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[19], Tuskegee University[20], and New Jersey City University[21].

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  7. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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