Did you know Martin Luther King Jr & Malcolm X only met one time? Yes. On March 25, 1964 King and Malcolm were both on Capitol Hill watching a Senate hearing regarding legislation aimed at ending segregation in public places and racial discrimination in employment. As King was wrapping up a press conference, he was approached by X, and the two shook hands and exchanged greetings. As cameras clicked away, Malcolm expressed his desire to become more active, saying, “I’m throwing myself into the heart of the civil rights struggle.” Malcolm X was assassinated one month short of a year later. Martin Luther King, assassinated 4 years later. Two sides of the same coin.