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Malcolm Little is born in Omaha, NE.
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The family's Lansing, MI, home is burned to the ground.
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Malcolm's father is found dead on the town's trolley tracks
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Malcolm is sentenced to 8-10 years for armed robbery; serves 6 ½ years at Charlestown, MA State Prison.
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Converts to the Nation of Islam while in prison.
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Changes name from Malcolm Little to Malcolm X and becomes Assistant Minister of Nation of Islam's Detroit Temple.
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Promoted to Minister of Nation of Islam's New York Temple.
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Marries Sister Betty X in Lansing, Michigan.
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Travels to Middle East and Africa.
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Nation of Islam orders Malcolm X to be silent, allegedly because of remarks concerning President Kennedy's assassination.
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Malcolm X leaves the Nation of Islam and starts his new organization, Muslim Mosque, Inc.
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Starts the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), a secular political group.
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Malcolm X's home is firebombed
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Malcolm X is assassinated as he begins speaking at the Audubon Ballroom, New York.