brought him to what he believed of white people in his earlier years. He was able

to overcome many traumatic experiences in order to keep on going with his beliefs.

His message in his earlier years was somewhat harsh on the white population, but

in his later years he was carrying a good message towards them. Malcolm X

overcame many tough obstacles in his life to become one of America's most

influential black leader of his time.

Malcolm X, or Malcolm Little as he was known in his childhood years, had

a very traumatic childhood. Encarta states that since his father was a Baptist at a

black church the Ku Klux Klan harassed his family often. This would have been

very scary for a child of Malcolm's age at the time. This is probably one of the

reasons why he had a grudge against whites for the better part of his early years.

After Malcolm's family broke up he lived with many different foster homes until

living with his sister in Boston (Schooling 2). As a kid it would be hard traveling

all over the country living with different parents every few months. It takes a really

emotionally strong person to put up with this type of change so often. H

After Malcolm X was poroled after seven years in prison he became a

harassed and said to be a trader by many NOI members. Every thing that happened

his family were able to get out safely (Malcolm X: A Research Site). It is amazing

the NOI and founded his own group based on totally different beliefs he was

NOI and formed the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU). The NOI got

"Malcolm X." World Book. Online. 25 October 2000.

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