Malcolm X
As a child, Malcolm Little endured many hardships and had a tough childhood that he unfortunately had to cope with. (Encarta1) He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. He was the seventh child out of eight. His mother was Louis Norton Little, a homemaker. However, his father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister. (Haley1) As a follower of Marcus Gravey, his father was the black nationalist leader of the 1920's. (Encarta1) His civil rights activism promoted death threats from the white supremacist organization, Black Legion, which forced the family to relocate. The family ended up moving the Lansing, Michigan in 1929. However, later that year there home was burned to the ground. (Encarta1) Although this mishap concerning there house was not the end of their misfortune and sadness. Their father's body was found mutilated lying across the town's trolley tracks. The police had ruled that the occurrence of their house and Earl Little's death was both committed by members of the Black Legion. Through this happening, Malcolm's mother, Louis, suffered an emotional breakdown and was committed to a mental institution. After she was committed, the children were split up amongst various foster homes and orphanages. Malcolm e
While in jail, Malcolm was introduced for the first to the Islamic religion and its teachings and was very intrigued. Malcolm had adopted the Islamic religion as the group practiced it while in prison. (Encarta1) In 1952 he was released from prison. After he was released he joined his younger brother in Detroit in Muslim fashion. He then replaced his slave name, "Little" with "X" to symbolize his last "true American family name", or lost tribal name. (Encarta1) He later began to assist Elijah Muhammad and started many new Muslim ground throughout the United States. However, in 1954 he returned to New York to become a minister of the important Harlem Temple. Three years later he founded the Muslim newspaper Muhammad Speaks. Also, he utilized newspaper columns, radio, and television to communicate the Nation of Islam's message across its members. Because of all his promoting for the Nation of Islam, he became their most effective national minister and most recognized spokesman. He was largely credited with increasing the members of the Nation of Islam from 500 in 1952 to 30,000 in 1963. (Haley1) nded up leaving school after the 8th grade to live in Boston with one of his relatives. (Haley1) Although he had much success, in 1963 problems and controversies began to arise and his fame began to turn for the worst. He was faced with the uncomfortable reality that his fame had eclipsed becaus
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