Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska, as Malcolm Little. Malcolm's father, Earl Little, was a Baptist minister, and an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey, a Black Nationalist leader of the 1920s. When Malcolm was four, the family moved to Lansing, Michigan, where his father intended to run a store and continue his preaching and organise the black com

Although both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Junior were both essentially seeking equal rights for African Americans, they metaphorically stood on two separate platforms as their overall method and ideology of obtaining such rights were mostly divergent. Many didn't even consider Malcolm X a place in the non-violent Civil Rights movement as he mostly challenged the orthodox leaders . Malcolm was popular for his somewhat violent message of blacks defending themselves and his method of "By Any Means Necessary" . For the most part, he believed that non-violence and integration was a trick by the whites to keep the blacks in their places. He was angry at white racism and encouraged his supporters to rise up and protest against the "white devils" . Malcolm X's despair about life showed in his angry, pessimistic belief that equality is impossible because the white people have no conscience . For most of his life, Malcolm believed that only through revolution and force could blacks attain their rightful place in the society and thus promoted nationalist and separatist doctrine.

This was the most significant turning point in Malcolm's life as his attitude underwent an overwhelming transformation. His negative feeling towards the white people was greatly alleviated after experiencing a Muslim environment of "such sincere hospitality and [an] overwhelming spirit of true brotherhood...[with] people of all colours and races" . There he discovered the true meaning of Islam, i.e. Allah is the one God and that it is his will that all people live together as one, regardless of race and colour. They made him realise that people, of all races can co-exist if they choose to do so. This somehow tempered his fiery beliefs and speeches about the white racism. This firsthand encounter of blacks and whites living together in peace and harmony "broadened his scope" and spurred Malcolm into further pushing equality in his own nation. Many were shocked upon his return by his contradicting yet more appreciable reformation in views. His change in views and methods gained increasing support in his endevour for equality. Malcolm was also able to hold his first rally for his own newly-formed group called the Organisation of Afr0-American Unity (OAAU) , which in its early days looked to be successful. Malcolm gained its further support by travelling and meeting with important international black leaders. However his move to equality was brought to an early end by his assassination.

Despite the negativity of the majority Malcolm's movement, he can be acknowledged as a stepping stone to the achievement of black rights. It is ev

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