Malcom X Bio

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Malcolm X, a civil rights leader in the 1960's believed that blacks and whites should be segregated. He also believed

that white man was evil and were trying to brainwash all blacks and that Martin Luther King's "non-violent protests"

weren't working and that violence was needed for change.

Malcolm X's life was a life with a lot of conflict and violence in it. Malcolm X was born under the name of Malcolm

Little in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925. His father was a baptist minister and an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey,

the black nationalist leader of the 1920s who preached that all blacks should leave the US and go back to Africa.

While Malcolm's father was away and Malcolm's mother was pregnant with Malcolm, a group of KKK members

came to their house and told Mrs. Little to send out her husband. She came out of the house and stood where all the

KKK could see that she was pregnant and told them that Mr.

Little was in Milwaukee preaching. The KKK,

disappointed, shouted threats and told them to leave town. After this they broke every window in the Little's home

and left. When Mr. Little came home and heard what happened, he decided to move as soon a Malcolm was born to

Lansing, Michigan. Here was where Malcolm's father died at the hand of the Black Legion (X 4-!

13). After Malcolm's father's death, his mother who had to take care of eight children and endure threats from the

KKK, suffered a nervous breakdown. As a result, Malcolm and his siblings were taken by the welfare department.

Malcolm was later enrolled in a reform school and did very well grade wise. He was the best student in his class and

wanted to become a lawyer. When the school heads...