May 19, 1925 was just like any other day for most people. The sun would come up and the sun would go down just like any other day. Except there was one thing about his day that is unlike no other. This would be the day that Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska. You probably don't recognize the name Malcolm Little, but I am positive you have heard the name he went by later in life.
             Many would think that a civil rights leader would grow up a normal child or Maybe even had it a little rough. Malcolm little had it like no other kid. HeGrew up in Lansing, Michigan. Racism was still strong there and as a resultOf which, Malcolm father was murdered and places don the railroad tracks toMake it look like a suicide. Malcolm would attend school up until the 8thGrade living with different families, where he decided to drop out and move inWith his older sister Ella. Ella lived in roxbury, a small town right outsideof Boston, Mass. In Boston, Malcolm got a job at a local ballroom as a
             shoeshine boy. But that didn't keep his attention. He soon found himself
             He would make a life out of selling drugs, robbery, theft and he
             Actually worked as a pimp. Malcolm X was a pimp! But in 1942, Malcolm left
             Boston and head for the big apple. More specifically, Harlem, New York. There
             He continued his life of crime but it would soon come back to get him. He goes The nickname " Detroit Red" on the streets. Detroit meaning where he was
             Form and the red mean the color of his hair.
             In February of 1946, Malcolm was convicted and sentenced to seven years in Prison for his actions. While his time in jail, Malcolm had some time to Think and read. And he did that a lot. He started to read the work of Elijah Muhammad, a leader of a black cult named the " nation of Islam" The more he Read the more he became interested in the beliefs and ideals of this group. Malcolm began to mail Elijah and the two corresponded for a long time. But t...