Malcom X, born Malcom Little, embodied the heart and soul of African people, not only in America but also all around the world. He articulated the hurt and pain they suffered during that trying time. Malcom proved that your life doesn't have to start out perfect to become a good man. He proved that one should not judge another by the color of his skin but by his character.
             Malcom's earliest memory came when he was four years old. He was awakened the middle of the night because his house had caught on fire. His father, Earl Little, claimed two white men started the fire and he had chased them off with his gun. But the police said Earl himself had done it because he recently lost a battle in court to keep the house. They said he did it out of revenge but no charges were made for lack of evidence (Stine, 4).
             His father favored Malcom and though he beat his wife and other children Earl didn't beat him. Malcom was the only one his father took to his U.N.I.A. meetings. When Malcom's mother tried to punish him he'd scream so loudly she would stop of embarrassment. Malcom later said, "I learned early that crying out in protest could accomplish things" (Haley, 11)
             One day Malcom came home from school to find his parent's arguing again. His mother was against eating rabbits and pork but the Littles raised rabbits to sell to whites. In those hard times food was tough to get so his father killed a rabbit for dinner. His mother and father got in an argument over this and though she started to prepare it anyways Earl walked out. That night two officers came to the house to tell his mother Earl was found dead on some railroad tracks. Once again two stories were presented; the first being that white men in the Black Legion, which was a group like the KKK, had murdered Earl. But the Police said he was alive when they got there and claimed it was an accident (Stine, 9). It was 1931.
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