school‚ he used the time to further his education. It was during this period of self-enlightenment that Malcolm’s brother would visit and discuss his recent conversion to the Muslim religion. his brother belonged to the religious organization the Nation of Islam (NOI). then Malcolm began to study the teachings of NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad taught that white society actively worked to keep African-Americans from empowering themselves and achieving political‚ economic and social success. Among
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Each historical figure has their own significance. Many of these important leaders‚ has impacted the lives of many people. One of these leader is‚ Malcolm X. Born on May 19‚ 1925. During the first few years of Malcolm X’s life‚ he has been subjected to racism. Malcolm X’s father Earl Little. Was a Baptist‚ a preacher‚ and an activist. Earl Little was killed a streetcar‚ murdered by white supremacists. Not much is known is about Louise Little‚ which she was reported to have suffered from
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on May‚19‚1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He helped expand the Nation of Islam by being a strong orator during the civil rights movement. He used his fiery words and actions to help African Americans become free from the discrimination from whites. He was a strong civil-rights activist and NOI leader. Starting when he was a child‚ continuing into his adulthood‚ and even since his death‚ Malcolm X used his preaching skills and the Religion of Islam to influence people to break away from racism and discrimination
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Malcolm X How is it that a man who was completely illiterate‚ a criminal and even worse he was black‚ in a time that meant you were less than a dog‚ could go on to lead a nation of black people towards freedom? Malcolm X is the classical story of tenacity‚ adversity‚ and determination and his end result was triumph. To Malcolm X reading was the most important thing in the world to him‚ and no matter how hard it would be he wanted nothing more than to learn. He knew that if he were to change his
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Malcolm X was born on May 19th‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Initially‚ his legal name was Malcolm Little‚ however‚ in 1952‚ he changed his surname to X because it stood for his lost tribal name‚ and because he believed that Little was his slave name. Malcolm lived with his mother‚ father‚ and seven siblings. His father‚ Earl Little‚ supported Marcus Garvey‚ the leader of Universal Negro Improvement Association (which was dedicated to racial pride). The Black Legion (a white supremacist organization)
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muslims look very bad. Malcolm started speaking our a lot more and became even better known. But soon after the person Malcolm looked up to secretly had a relationship with as many as 6 people in the Islamic religion was forbidden so he left the Nation Of Islam. Soon after he went to Nigeria and changed got his name changed once again to el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz. While he was their he saw that all races could live together in peace and it completely changed his life. Malcolm started speaking out against
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were present and crucial in the events that unfolded in his life. It was because of those skills that he was given various opportunities and titles‚ “Intelligent and articulate‚ Malcolm was appointed as minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam” (Unknown 163). This excerpt provides evidence that Malcolm was acknowledged for his skills‚ allowing for his climb up the occupational ladder. Without having the necessary qualifications‚ a person wouldn’t be able to obtain a particular job.
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committed to a mental institution. In 1946 at the age of 20 Malcolm committed burglary and was sentenced to jail for 10 years. This led him to educate himself during his time in jail and eventually converted him to muslim faith‚ Malcolm joined Nation of Islam (NOI) and began to study the teachings of Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm X originally fought for black power in place of integration and racial equality‚ but after pilgrimage in Mecca‚ he rejected his former separatist beliefs and advocated world brotherhood
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Malcolm X or as in his birth name Malcolm Little was born on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His mother was Louise Norton Little and she was a homemaker busy with the family’s eight children. His father was an outspoken Baptist minister and supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. The actions of Malcolm’s father of civil rights activism prompted several death threats from white supremacies and forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm’s fourth birthday. His father was found
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He gradually became more and more invested in this lifestyle‚ until 1946‚ where he was arrested for robbery. He spent the next 10 years in prison. It was during these 10 years‚ where he decided to convert to the Nation of Islam‚ alongside his siblings. It was through the Nation of Islam‚ that a small sect of blacks during this time‚ could embrace their beliefs of black nationalism. During this time of his life‚ Malcolm changed his name from Malcolm Little to X. “He took this step to rid himself of
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