Prejudice And Racial Discrimination In Malcolm Little's Malcolm X

Without a doubt, Malcolm Little has been considered as one of the greatest and most iconic African American writers in our history. He is best remembered for the fortitude and passion he presented during all of his speeches, and his heritage has moved through the generations as the source for various kinds of books and documentary films. He desired to get his messages out to the world, even by using radical methods such as calling white people devils, applying anger and preserving his own beliefs. In this essay, a comprehensive life story of the talented African American writer, during the time of harsh prejudice and racial discrimination toward Africans, will be described. Moreover, three possible reasons for the alteration of the Malcolm’s
Malcolm’s mother, Louise Norton Little, was a housekeeper and his father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and a supporter of the Black Nationalist leader. Accordingly, Malcolm’s father received numerous death threats from white supremacist. Despite of the Little’s attempts to avoid the Legion, their Michigan home was burned to the ground. Subsequently, after two years, Ellie’s body was found mutilated lying across the town’s trolley trucks. The police ruled it an accident, although the Malcom was assured that it was a member of Black Legion. His mother, Louise, suffered emotional breakdown during the several years after her husband’s death and was committed to a mental institution, whereas her children were separated and sent to various foster homes and
Nevertheless, Malcolm started to hear different speculations that Muhammed had been transgressing Islamic moral regulations by committing adultery, which led to his ultimate decision to suspend from that organization and accelerated his “psychological dissolution” from the Muslims.
Finally, the third possible reason for the changes occurred in relations to his outlook on race was formed after his pilgrimage to Mecca. Accordingly, after betrayal of a friend and disillusionment with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm decided to create his own organization, carrying out the program of racial separation and public control. Furthermore, experienced obstacles in his life drastically influenced on his decision to make a pilgrimage to Mecca – a journey which is mandatory religious duty for every Muslim. As a result of the