Malcolm Little Essay

Born as Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19,1925 as the fourth of eight kids. Malcolm’s father, Earl was a preacher and a member of a local civil rights group. Because of this Malcolm’s family often felt the full effects of racism in the south.His family was often harassed by many white supremacy groups. Right after he moved to Milwaukee his house was set on fire and when the all white emergency responders arrived they did nothing but watch the house burn. So his family moved again, two years after that his father was found dead. Although his family believed he had been murdered, because his often received death threats. Instead, the police ruled he was killed in a street car accident. His mother simply could not handle her husband's death, and spent the last twenty-six years of her life in a mental institution. With no parents to take care of him or siblings he was separated from his siblings and sent to a foster home.

In 1938 Malcolm was sent to a juvenile detention home in Michigan where he attended high school. In high school Malcolm
During his time there he worked on expanding the group, by starting the newspaper Muhammad Speaks, founding two new temples, and becoming the minister of temple 7 and 11. Because of his work the Nation grew from 400 to 40,000. He also spoke out against the segregation gaining many supporters and critics. He left the Nation of Islam after discovering that his leader violated many of the ideals he spoke for. Deciding to take a trip around the world he made the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca. He then converted to traditional Islam and changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. After his trip around the world he came back with fresh great ideas that could have altered the course of the civil rights movement. He was killed when he was shot in New York, before giving a speech he was shot be members of the Nation of