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Malcolm Little is born
Malcolm Little is born at University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. -
Young Malcolm moves to a new home
The Little family moves to Milwaukee, Wisconsin -
Arson
The Little family's home is the victim of arson. The house was burned to the ground -
Kindergarten
Malcolm Little enrolls in kindergarten at Pleasant Grove Elementary School. -
Tragedy
Malcom's father, Earl, was run over by a streetcar. It is rumored that he was killed by a white supremecist group. -
Malcolm now an orphan
Louise Little is declared legally insane and formally committed to the State Mental Hospital at Kalamazoo, where she remained for twenty-six years. -
Search for a family
Malcolm is placed in many different foster homes. -
Search for a Job
Holds a variety of jobs--among them shoe shining, dishwashing, and soda jerking--and works off and on for the New Haven Railroad -
Big Red
Malcolm becomes known as Big Red on the streets. He pushes dope, plays the numbers, peddles bootleg whiskey, and hustles. He created the false name Jack Carlton so he could work annonymously at a New York nightclub. -
Carrying Firearms
Gets indicted for carrying firearms. -
B&E
Gets charged with Breaking and Entering and Grand Larceny -
The Nation of Islam
Malcolm X converts his religious beliefs to the Nation of Islam. The NOI was a muslim based sect. -
Jail
Malcolm is released from prison and placed on parole. Moves to Detroit where he lives with his brother and works as a furniture salesman. -
Malcolm X
Renames himself Malcolm X to disown himself from "the white man's name" -
Speeches
Malcolm X saw the harsh treatment of blacks across America. He decided to change his ways and speak for his race. He made some of the most important speeches in history. He continued to speak publicly until his death in -
NOI messages
Malcolm attempts to spread the message of the NOI through television, newspapers, and radio. This raised the amount of members in the NOI very drastically. People took well to Malcolm's charisma. -
Assasination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X is assasinated before he speaks at a rally in the Audubon Ballroom -
Change on views
Malcolm X realizes that white and black muslims can coexist peacefully. He adopted the thoughts of the "The True Brotherhood" basically meaning that everyone is equal. -
Telegram from MLK
Betty Shabazz recieves a telegram from Martin Luther King regarding "the shocking and tragic assassination of your husband." "While we did not always see eye to eye on methods to solve the race problem, I always had a deep affection for Malcolm and felt that he had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and the root of the problem. He was an eloquent spokesman for his point of view and no one can honestly doubt that Malcolm had a great concern for the problems we face as a race." -
Assasination attempt
The NOI attempts to assasinate Malcolm X. His home is firebombed, but nobody is hurt.
