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Who was Malcolm X?

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Malcolm Little, formerly known as Malcolm X or El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19,1925. Malcolm was the fourth of eight children born to Louise and Earl Little. His father Earl Little was an outspoken Baptist minister who was a devoted follower of Marcus Garvey, because of this the Little family would receive many death threats from white supremacist groups and was forced to relocate multiple times. In 1929 the Little home was burned to the ground by a racist mob, and the towns all-white emergency responders just watched and refused to help. Two years after their home had been burned down, in 1931, things got much, much worse. Earl Little's dead body was discovered laid out on the municipal streetcar tracks. …show more content…

He came to the conclusion that all whites are devils. However, over time that had changed. On his trip to Mecca, Malcolm had met unprejudiced white muslims who changed the view he had previously bestowed upon whites for so many years. Malcolm then came to see racism as the unfortunate product of particular circumstances in history rather than any indications that all white people are devils. He participated in many things during his time. Malcolm was a member of the Nations of Islams where he eventually became a minister then the voice and face of the organization. Malcolm actively participated in mass meetings to spread his thoughts and beliefs, as well as debates including radio forums, and newspaper articles . Malcolm also created the Muslim Mosque Incorporated which collapsed after his passing, he also created the organization of Afro-American Unity. Critics regularly referred to Malcolm X as as violent rabble-rouser as they did not agree with his feelings towards violent movements. Malcolm received criticism for many things he did and felt. Malcolms main criticism came from whites as they feared him and his tactics, but in time many of his critics were former followers. Malcolm faith was crushed in 1963, during the height of the civil rights movement. He learned that his mentor and leader, Elijah Muhammad, was secretly having relations with as many as six women within the Nation of Islam organization. He then found out that some

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