Malcolm X’s visit to West Midlands to be remembered in mural

Street art will mark 60 years since US civil rights leader's trip to Smethwick shortly before his assassination

It was a moment that united the US civil rights movement with the anti-racist movement in Britain, helping to change the country - and to mark its 60th anniversary it will be commemorated with a mural.

On 12 February 1965, the black American activist Malcolm X visited Smethwick, in the West Midlands after what is remembered as the most racist election campaign the UK has ever seen.