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Malcolm X
link Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. “Quote”"...Early in life, I had learned that if you want something to make a difference, you had better make some noise." Malcolm and his buddy, Malcolm "Shorty" Jarvis, moved back to Boston. during his time in prison It was during this period of self-enlightenment that Malcolm's brother Reginald would visit the prison and discuss his recent conversion to the Muslim religion. -
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Malcolm X Life
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Malcolm x father dies
link Malcolm X's father died—killed by white supremacists, it was rumored—when he was young, and at least one of his uncles was lynched. When he was thirteen, his mother was placed in a mental hospital, and he was placed in a series of foster homes. In 1946, at age 20, he went to prison for breaking and entering. -
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Released from prison
link Malcolm is released from prison after six years (instead of eight to ten) and meets Elijah Muhammad in Chicago. It is here that he receives the legendary 'X' from the Nation of islamism. -
Johnson Hinton incident
wiki Malcolm X first became known in the general public after the police beating of a Nation of Islam member named Malcolm X first came to the attention of the general public after the police beating of a Nation of Islam member named Johnson Hinton. -
Gets married to Betty Sanders
wiki In 1948 Malcom was attracted to Betty Sanders, a nurse, he marries her in January 14, 1958. Their first child, daughter Attallah, is born in November. -
Assassination of JFK
links a "case of chickens coming home to roost"--an instance of the kind of violence that whites had long used against blacks. Malcolm's success had by this time aroused jealousy within the Black Muslim hierarchy, and, in response to his comments on the Kennedy assassination, Elijah Muhammad suspended Malcolm from the movement. In March 1964 Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam and announced the formation of his own religious organization. As a result of a pilgrimage he took to Mecca in April 1964. -
Debate with MLK
linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4PqLKWuwyU&feature=related
On March 26, 1964, he met Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, D.C., after a press conference which followed both men attending the Senate to hear the debate on the Civil Rights bill. This was the only time the two men ever met; their meeting lasted only one minute,[108] just long enough for photographers to take a picture. -
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The Ballot or the Bullet Speech
cHow Blacks should fight for civil-rights in America. He emphasizes the importance of voting as a solution to ending discrimination against Blacks. He addresses both the poor voting decisions and also the denial of legitimate voting rights to Blacks. Because elections had been so narrowly decided in recent elections, the Black vote is the deciding factor in elections. When candidates promise to pass favorable legislation, Blacks must hold them accountable in elections -
Pilgrimage to Mecca
linkOn April 13, 1964, Malcolm X left the United States on a personal and spiritual journey through the Middle East and West Africa. In Saudi Arabia, he’d experienced what amounted to the second life-changing epiphany in his life as he accomplished the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, and discovered an authentic Islam of universal respect and brotherhood. -
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Malcolm X assassination
linkOn February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was shot and killed, as he delivered his speech in Manhattan's “Audubon” Ballroom. He was only 39 years old. He was assassinated by unanimous members of the Nation of Islam. The autopsy report said there were 21 gun shot wounds, 10 by a shotgun, the other 11 by two men and one with semi-auto handguns. The gunman were later identified as Thomas Hagan, Norman 3X Butler and Thomas 15X Johnson. -
Black Panters
linkThe practices of the late Malcolm X were deeply rooted in the theoretical foundations of the Black Panther Party. Malcolm had represented both a militant revolutionary, with the dignity and self-respect to stand up and fight to win equality for all oppressed minorities; while also being an outstanding role model, someone who sought to bring about positive social services; something the Black Panthers would take to new heights. The Panthers followed Malcolm's belief of international working class
