What factor led to the death of malcolm x in 1965? violent actions and protests were organized by malcolm x and his followers. he rejected his old beliefs in the islamic religion. there were growing tensions between malcolm x and the nation of islam. he promoted his belief in the separation of the races.

The correct answer is:

There were growing tensions between Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam.

Malcolm X joined in 1952 the Nation of Islam, founded and led by Elijah Muhammad. For a little more than a decade he was a very active and prominent member of the organization, promoting a great growth in number and public knowledge. Tensions with Muhammad led him to leave the Nation of Islam in March 1964.

After founding Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization of African-American Unity, converting to Sunnism (the majority branch of Islam), he made an international tour that included his pilgrimage to Mecca. On his return to his country he deepened his differences with the Nation of Islam and after submitting successive death threats, some of his members shot him point blank in February 1965 during a speech in Harlem.  

The factor that led to the death of Malcolm X in 1965 was that there were growing tensions between Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam.

Malcom X, was a Muslim considered a traitor of his people's polictical beliefs and consequently received numerous threats agaist him and his house. He was assassinated in February while delivering a lecture at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, by members of a Muslim group he used to attend to. Nevertheless, it is also believed that the responsible for his death were the local drug dealers.