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    anything-Malcolm X. Malcolm X was assassinated because he left the Nation of Islam,he also knew too much about the leader of the Nation Islam Elijah Muhammad and because he changed his view of the white race. During prison between 1946 to 1952 Malcolm X joined the Nation of Islam.When he joined the nation he changed his last name from Little to X because he believed that “ Little ” was his slave name.His decision to join the Nation of Islam was also influenced by his brother Reginald entry into the religion

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    going on in my environment, especially being that there are six hate groups within an hour radius of where I live, Southern New Jersey. The group located the closet to my home is, the Nation of Islam. Thus, I did not even know the Nation of Islam was considered a hate group. Since its founding in 1930, the Nation of Islam has grown into one of the wealthiest and best-known organizations in black America, offering numerous programs and events designed to uplift African Americans. Nonetheless, its bizarre

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    Baldwin and the Nation of Islam The Nation of Islam impacted many African American people during its time. This Black Muslim nation not only requested, but demanded and required basic teachings which included racial separation, white devilry, and the coming Armageddon. None of these basic teachings supported James Baldwin’s perceptions. It was Baldwin’s view of pitying the white man for their lack of not being able to see through the color line and to embrace differences that whites

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    The Nation of Islam empowered many blacks in a time and place where the concept of power was used to oppress. Christianity being a white man’s religion in the eyes of the oppressed, Islam was used in America as a tool for confirmation of beauty. The reminder of inner beauty for the people of color caused substantial growth and powerful movement that impacted American history for generations. The same principles that hoped to empower and give freedom towards African Americans is the same principles

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    Malcolm began to work with the leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad, to expand the amount of black members in the religious group’s following. Malcolm X became the minister of Temple No. 7 in Harlem and Temple No. 11 in Boston, while also founding new temples in Hartford and Philadelphia. It was then that he met Betty Sanders, who also changed her last name to “X.” They married on January 14, 1958, in Michigan, and she gave him six daughters. Malcolm continued his advocacy and also

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    Born Malcolm Little, and later changing it to el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz and finally changing it to Malcolm X which it signifies his rejection to his slave name “Little”. In his early 20’s Malcolm X became a leader in the Nation of Islam. He was the first man to bring together African American culture and Islamic culture. Before his assassination in 1965, X moved to New York City (Harlem) and was involved in drugs, gambling, racketeering, robbery, and a procurer. He would usually have sex with anyone

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    Malcolm X was a leader who, was the spokesman for the Nation of Islam, an African American political and religious movement, embraced the "Black Power" philosophy. Malcolm Little was born May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth of seven children. His Father was a local leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and his mother served as secretary and "branch reporter", sending news of local UNIA activities to Negro World, a weekly newspaper established in New York, they inculcated

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    Malcolm X Essay

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    quitting the Nation of Islam, I still argue that Malcolm X eventually realized that the white and the black could exist together with harmony under GOD, Allah, after Hajj. While orthodox Islam is completely a religion, the Nation of Islam is

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    Malcolm X would find himself in prison by being self-educated. The first prison that Malcolm X was in was built in the early 1800’s with little ventilation, no plumbing systems, no running water, and they have to defecate in buckets. The prison conditions at the time were horrendous, there were no dining rooms and the prisoners had to eat in their cells, which increased the growth of mice. Malcom X half-sister Ella would send Malcolm money where he would then use the money to get drugs from corrupt

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    Malcolm X's Struggle

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    Malcolm X, originally known as Malcolm Little, was born on May 19th 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm's father, Earl Little, instilled the significance of independence and the idea of black pride because of his membership in the Universal Negro Improvement Association and support towards the black nationalist Marcus Garvey. Malcolm X was then sent into foster care at an early age due to his father's passing and mother's enrollment in a mental hospital in 1937. Malcolm's family often moved place to

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