Malcolm X: The Man, The Martyr, The Messenger
The man best known as Malcolm X lived three distinct and interrelated lives under the respective names Malcolm Little, Malcolm X, and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Any honest attempt to understand the total man must begin with some understanding of the significant components that went into his making.The racist society that produced and killed Malcolm X is responsible for what he was and for destroying what he could have been. He had the greatest leadership potential of any person to emerge directly from the black proletariat of the century. He was the creation of the interplay of powerful and conflicting forces in mid-century America. No other country or combination of forces could have shaped him the way he was and ultimately destroyed him with such a unique ruthlessness.Malcolm X knew, before he could explain it to himself and others, that he was living in a society that was engaged in the systematic destruction of his people's self respect. His first memories are of conflict. In this respect his early life was no different than that of most black Americans, where conflict comes early and stays late. In his own words:When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan raiders galloped u
p to our home in Omaha, Nebraska, one night. The Klansmen shouted threats and warnings at her that we had better get out of town because "The good Christian white people" were not going to stand for my father's "spreading trouble" among the "good" Negroes of Omaha with the "back to Africa" preachings of Marcus Gravey. My mother went to the front door and opened it. Two weeks later, on February 21, as Malcolm addressed a filled house at the Audubon Ballroom, multiple assassins shot him. Kennedy with the phrase "chickens come home to roost. He was eventually "silenced," for 90 days after commenting on the assassination of Pres. Malcolm was only able to accomplish a small fraction of what he dreamed. His legacy will however, still live in the hearts of millions. Settling in Harlem, he became involved in several criminal activities including robbery, prostitution, and narcotics. His words have fueled a non-violent revolution for the better of mankind, and continue to do so after his death. The father of Malcolm X was killed while fighting against the restricted place that was assigned to his people in this country. If it weren't for his assassination, he could have become a much more powerful leader and could have touched a much larger amount of people. " But before his silence was lifted, Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam to form the Muslim Mosque, Inc. To the white people in America who feared him and those who have closely associated with him in the Nation of Islam over the past years (including of course the American power structure), he has been known as firm, overpowering, and has been often referred to as a "serious threat to the American Establishment.
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