Malcolm X's Life As A Social Activist
Malcolm X
Malcolm spent most of his life fighting for equal rights for African Americans.
Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925, Malcolm’s family received threats from the Klu Klux Klan and police because of his father’s support of the Black civil rights. The family moved to Michigan (the state that I was born in), to get away from the threats to their lives. The move couldn’t protect them from people who hated them. Their house was burned down and the fire department would not help.
When Malcolm was only 6 years old, his father was found dead on the city’s train tracks. Many believe he was killed by the Klu Klux Klan or others people that hated him for his support of equal rights. His mother never got over her husband’s murder and got sent to a mental institution. Malcolm left home and was sent to live with family. …show more content…
This did not stop him from doing his best. He was elected class president and did very well in school until a teacher told him that he could not become a lawyer because he was Black. This made Malcolm feel that he could not be successful in life because of the color of his skin,so he dropped out of school at the age of 15.
After he quit school, Malcolm moved to Boston, Massachusetts and he lived with his half-sister Ella. His sister was important because she showed him that he could be proud to be Black. Malcolm got a job and had fun living a life of freedom, but hung out with the wrong people and got arrested. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail.
During Malcolm’s time in jail, he read a lot of books about justice and equality and joined the Nation of Islam. He also changed his last name from Little to X. He believed that his original last name represented the name slave owners gave his ancestors and he did not want that. He believed that the letter X represented or was a symbol of the unknown name of his
Malcolm spent most of his life fighting for equal rights for African Americans.
Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925, Malcolm’s family received threats from the Klu Klux Klan and police because of his father’s support of the Black civil rights. The family moved to Michigan (the state that I was born in), to get away from the threats to their lives. The move couldn’t protect them from people who hated them. Their house was burned down and the fire department would not help.
When Malcolm was only 6 years old, his father was found dead on the city’s train tracks. Many believe he was killed by the Klu Klux Klan or others people that hated him for his support of equal rights. His mother never got over her husband’s murder and got sent to a mental institution. Malcolm left home and was sent to live with family. …show more content…
This did not stop him from doing his best. He was elected class president and did very well in school until a teacher told him that he could not become a lawyer because he was Black. This made Malcolm feel that he could not be successful in life because of the color of his skin,so he dropped out of school at the age of 15.
After he quit school, Malcolm moved to Boston, Massachusetts and he lived with his half-sister Ella. His sister was important because she showed him that he could be proud to be Black. Malcolm got a job and had fun living a life of freedom, but hung out with the wrong people and got arrested. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail.
During Malcolm’s time in jail, he read a lot of books about justice and equality and joined the Nation of Islam. He also changed his last name from Little to X. He believed that his original last name represented the name slave owners gave his ancestors and he did not want that. He believed that the letter X represented or was a symbol of the unknown name of his