How Did Malcolm X Struggle For Civil Rights

"I feel like a man who has been asleep somewhat and under someone else's control. I feel what I'm thinking and saying now is for myself. Before, it was for and by the guidance of Elijah Muhammad. Now I think with my own mind." (Jones) Malcolm X was an important figure in the struggle for black rights. Originally, he followed the principles set out by Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam and preached their views without questioning them, but eventually he developed his own unique opinions and methods for working towards the overall goal of African American rights. He sparked a powerful but short-lived movement that did indeed have an impact on rights for the black populations around the world and he made his views known internationally, rising to worldwide prominence. In the beginning of his civil rights work, Malcolm X was part of Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam. Within the organization, Malcolm was the minister of the mosque at 116th Street and Lenox Avenue. He eventually was made a spokesman for the Nation of Islam, which allowed him to travel around and
And there's the fear if my image isn't shattered, the Muslims in the movement will leave. Then, they know I know a lot. As long as I was in the movement, anything he did was to me by divine guidance." As Malcolm X developed his own opinions on how the conflict for black rights should be handled, they conflicted more and more with those of the Nation of Islam and, in turn, Elijah Muhammad. As a result, Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam 18 months before his own death to pursue his own path for working towards civil rights (Jones). He opened his own mosque to inform others of his views and to gain followers for his own movement. He spread his views all over the country, which only added to the resentment the Nation of Islam felt towards him. In the end, Malcolm X was killed on February twenty-first, 1965 by a small group of Nation of Islam members who had been sent to assassinate