Malcolm x

Malcolm X

By Ali_Benitez

  • Birth

    Born in Omaha Nebraska

  • Earl Little dies

    Malcolm X's father gets beat up by the Black Legion and gets run over after being thrown onto the train tracks

  • Louis Little is placed in a Mental Hospital

    Malcom X's mom becomes mentally unstable and is placed in the State Mental Hospital in Kalamazoo, this causes Malcolm and the rest of his siblings in juvenile homes.

  • Living in Boston

    Malcolm moves to Boston to live with his half sister, working part time jobs, being exposed to the Boston hustle and the shady criminal underworld.

  • Charlestown Prison

    After being sentenced 10 years in prison, he begins to serve his time at Charlestown Prison. Here he starts to educate himself by reading books.

  • Converting to the Nation of Islam

    Learns of Elijah Muhammad, converts to the nation of Islam.

  • Receiving the 'X'

    Malcolm released from prison after six years, meets Elijah Muhammad in Chicago, receives the X in his name.

  • Becoming a Minister

    Becomes the Minister of the Nation of Islam's Temple Eleven, in Boston

  • Elijah Muhammad Rumors

    Discovers that Elijah Muhammad is adultery

  • Suspended from Nation of Islam

    Because of his "Chickens Come Home to Roost" speech, he's suspended from representing the Nation of Islam.

  • Enlightenment among meetings

    • Collabs on his autobiography with Alex Haley.
    • Visits Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King, Jr.
    • Forms the Muslim Mosque, Inc. and the Organization for Afro-American Unity.
    • Travels to Makkah and Africa with name of Malik El-Shabazz
    • He returns to Africa and meets w/ African leaders.

  • Approaching an end

    House firebombed On February 14th
    • February 21 after beginning an address at the Audubon Ballroom, he is shot a variety of times
    • pronounced dead At Vanderbilt Clinic, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital