How Did Malcolm X Become A Civil Rights Activist In The 60's

Think of a Civil Rights activist in the late 50’s and 60’s. Did you think of Malcolm X? Probably not, but he was one of the leading factors to stop segregation in the 60’s. Malcolm X was a great speaker because of his childhood, his beliefs and his assassination. How has this foster child become one of the most known civil rights activist in the world.

When he was a boy, his father was a priest and an avid supporter of Marcus Garvey. When Malcolm was 4, his housed got burned down by the KKK. 2 years after this encounter, the body of Earl Little was found dead by the railcars. With the death of his father too hard to overcome for his mother, she got sent to a mental institution and forced the kids to go to foster homes. At Malcolm X’s foster home, his foster parents were white and he said he wasn’t treated bad but he was treated more like a pink poodle more than a human. He attended Mason High School where he excelled academically but left when he was 15.
Before he knows it, he is in jail for larceny (Stealing) and gets put in jail for 10 years. While in jail his brother starts going to visit him and tells him about the NOI or the nation of Islam. Once out of prison, Malcolm traveled to Detroit, Michigan. With the help of his mentor, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm was spreading the word of the NOI. But not all good things last. Everything that Elijah said was wrong he was doing. Malcolm found out that Elijah had sex with some of the women and the result has occurred with the women getting