Summary: The Evolution Of Malcolm X
The Evolution of
Malcolm X
Donelle Harris
DeVry University
Professor Gardner
10/14/11
The Evolution of Malcolm X
Malcolm X is my role model because of the adversity he had to overcome and the profound effect he had on Black America and society as a whole.
Malcolm Little was born May 19, 1925 in a hospital in Omaha, NE. (Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Alex Haley, p.2, phg.3). He was one of eight children of Earl and Louise Little. His father was a Preacher and an organizer for Marcus Garvey’s U.N.I.A. (Universal Negro Improvement Association) (Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Alex Haley, p. 1, ph. 2). When Malcolm Little was six years old his father was killed by a local white supremacist group called …show more content…
35, ph. 6). This was the being of the next stage of his life. He started hanging out in the streets of Boston; he became involved in petty theft, drugs and a variety of other crimes. He became too much to handle for his sister so he moved out and later moved to Harlem, NY with his street buddy by the name of Shorty. They stayed in and out of trouble. He became a street hustler and a numbers runner for a local gangster by the name of West Indian Archie. He was accused of stealing and had to leave Harlem or he would have been killed. He moved back to Boston with his friend Shorty and became burglars, which landed him in …show more content…
155, ph. 2). In prison he meets a man by the name of “Bimby” who toke an interest in him and taught him how to read and write. This stimulated his thirst for knowledge; he spent most of his time in the prison library reading all types of books.
In 1948 he was transferred to Concord Prison, while there his brother Philbert introduced him to the Nation of Islam (NOI) (Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Alex Haley, p. 158, ph. 3). He later began correspondence with the leader Elijah Muhammad, and through these correspondences he a later became a Minister for the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Malcolm X. He started making speeches to the public to recruit members and with his increased popularity in the NOI Elijah Muhammad made him the national spokesman for the
Malcolm X
Donelle Harris
DeVry University
Professor Gardner
10/14/11
The Evolution of Malcolm X
Malcolm X is my role model because of the adversity he had to overcome and the profound effect he had on Black America and society as a whole.
Malcolm Little was born May 19, 1925 in a hospital in Omaha, NE. (Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Alex Haley, p.2, phg.3). He was one of eight children of Earl and Louise Little. His father was a Preacher and an organizer for Marcus Garvey’s U.N.I.A. (Universal Negro Improvement Association) (Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Alex Haley, p. 1, ph. 2). When Malcolm Little was six years old his father was killed by a local white supremacist group called …show more content…
35, ph. 6). This was the being of the next stage of his life. He started hanging out in the streets of Boston; he became involved in petty theft, drugs and a variety of other crimes. He became too much to handle for his sister so he moved out and later moved to Harlem, NY with his street buddy by the name of Shorty. They stayed in and out of trouble. He became a street hustler and a numbers runner for a local gangster by the name of West Indian Archie. He was accused of stealing and had to leave Harlem or he would have been killed. He moved back to Boston with his friend Shorty and became burglars, which landed him in …show more content…
155, ph. 2). In prison he meets a man by the name of “Bimby” who toke an interest in him and taught him how to read and write. This stimulated his thirst for knowledge; he spent most of his time in the prison library reading all types of books.
In 1948 he was transferred to Concord Prison, while there his brother Philbert introduced him to the Nation of Islam (NOI) (Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Alex Haley, p. 158, ph. 3). He later began correspondence with the leader Elijah Muhammad, and through these correspondences he a later became a Minister for the Nation of Islam and changed his name to Malcolm X. He started making speeches to the public to recruit members and with his increased popularity in the NOI Elijah Muhammad made him the national spokesman for the