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philosophy did gain him a place in history as one of the best-known Black Nationalist Leaders. Everyone seems to have known who
Malcolm X was, and he ranks high with all other Black leaders. His ideas were radical and he was very out spoken. He was a major
force in the development of black history. He fought not only for his people but also for all oppressed people everywhere. He was well
spoken and he laid the groundwork for the black power movement of the late l960’s.
Malcolm X was born on May 19, l925 to Rev. Earl and Louise Little in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm Little developed his own ideas and
philosophies because of the many events that took place in his life. These events mostly tragic, created the path that Malcolm would
travel. His father was his main influence. He was a Baptist minister who believed in freedom and equal rights for black people. He
wanted a black nation in America and went underground with secret meetings to further these ideas. Sadly, when Malcolm was six
years old, his father was murdered. After the murder his mother was institutionalized and all of the chi
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in the Nation Of Islam. New York: Silver Burdett Press, 1990. He did this by giving them the courage to stand up and fight for what
was theirs.
It was in prison that he was first introduced to the Nation Of Islam and its leader Elijah Muhammad. However, he soon realized that he was still treated
unequally with whites because he was black. He married Sister Betty X, a nurse in 1958. He became minister
of his own temple in 1954. He wanted a social
revolution and he stressed education.
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