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Malcolm X: A Legacy of Activism

Malcolm X was a courageous human rights advocate and activist born in 1925 in Nebraska. After facing racism and hardship in his early life, including the death of his father and institutionalization of his mother, he became involved in illegal activities and spent 10 years in prison. While incarcerated, he converted to Islam and later became one of the most influential Black leaders and social activists of the 20th century, promoting Black civil rights and fighting against racism in the US as a prominent spokesman for the Black Muslims. He was murdered in 1965 at the age of 39.

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Malcolm X: A Legacy of Activism

Malcolm X was a courageous human rights advocate and activist born in 1925 in Nebraska. After facing racism and hardship in his early life, including the death of his father and institutionalization of his mother, he became involved in illegal activities and spent 10 years in prison. While incarcerated, he converted to Islam and later became one of the most influential Black leaders and social activists of the 20th century, promoting Black civil rights and fighting against racism in the US as a prominent spokesman for the Black Muslims. He was murdered in 1965 at the age of 39.

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1925 –1965 “We need more light

about each other.

MALCOM
• Name: Malcom Little
Light creates
understanding,
understanding creates
• Courageos human rights advocate and activist
• Born in May 19, 1925; Omaha, Nebraska; the fourth of seven love, love creates
children.
• His father, a social activist himself, died in a suspicious tragic
patience, and
accident when Malcom was six. patience creates
• His mother was commited to a mental health hospital when
Malcom was 12. unity.”
• He and his brothers were split and put in foster homes.
• He excelled in junior high school, but dropped out of high school
after his white teacher told him practicing law (Malcom’s explicit Main ideas
aspiration) wasn’t realistic for a nigger.
• At the age of 17 he moved to Harlem, NY, a lived by his own.
• He moved to Boston helped by his sister. There he took various • He believed everyone
part-jobs. must fight for personal
• He went back to NY and got involved in illegal actions. Commited
robberies to white wealthy houses, so he spent 10 years in prison.
freedom and civil rights
• While in prison he became into Islam religion. using all necessary
• After prison he would become one of the most importan black means.
and human rights social activist of the 20th century. • Malcolm X was the
• Malcom was murdered (by gunshot) in February 21, 1965, in NY.
second most influential
leader of the Nation of
Islam after Elijah
Main actions Muhammad.

• Promoted black, Legacy


civil and human
rights • He is credited with
• Fought against raising the self-esteem
racism in the USA. of Black Americans and
• Was an oustanding reconnecting them with
spokesman for the their African heritage.
Black Muslims. • He is largely responsible
• Passionate about for the spread of Islam in
reading and the Black community in
learning. the United States.

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