Malcolm X
Malcolm X, a civil rights leader in the 1960's believed that blacks and whites should be segregated. He also believed that white man was evil and were trying to brainwash all blacks and that Martin Luther King's non-violent protestsweren't working and that violence was needed for change. Malcolm X's life was a life with a lot of conflict and violence in it. Malcolm X was born under the name of Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925. His father was a baptist minister and an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey, the black nationalist leader of the 1920s who preached that all blacks should leave the US and go back to Africa. While Malcolm's father was away and Malcolm's mother was pregnant with Malcolm, a group of KKK members came to their house and told Mrs. Little to send out her husband. She came out of the house and stood where all the KKK could see that she was pregnant and told them that Mr. Little was in Milwaukee preaching. The KKK, disappointed, shouted threats and told them to leave town. After this they broke every window in the Little's home and left. When Mr. Little came home and heard what happened, he decided to move as soon a Malcolm was born to Lansing, Michigan. Here was where Ma
Because of the Nation of Islam popularity, television reporters were now very curious about it. Soon after announcing this, he found out that he had a lot of support too. lcolm's father died at the hand of the Black Legion (X 4-! 13). 's, mainly to was to segregated whites and blacks. He also worshiped and would have died for Elijah Muhammad if he had to. It was good because it spread the ideas of the Nation of Islam all across the WORLD, but also put Malcolm X in an awkward position since he received a lot of publicity. Malcolm was later enrolled in a reform school and did very well grade wise. To represent the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad chose Malcolm X. When Malcolm was released from prison after in 1952, he joined a temple in Detroit, and took the name Malcolm X. This was anything but the truth because Malcolm always mentioned "As Elijah Muhammad teaches. Soon, Malcolm became associated in a gang and sold and used drugs, and was involved in many other criminal activities. Soon, Malcolm decid! ed to rob a house which he heard had a lot of valuables in it. and believed that the white person is "the Devil" who wanted to enslave all non-whites.
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