Chase,Pedrick Ms. Jones Research - Class Period 3/Monday Due Date or Date Prepared (15-March-2/15/2024). Malcolm X Malcolm X was well known for his speech in which he argued for black power. self defense and black economic autonomy, and encouraged racial pride. X was a very inspirational person for all black people.That even tho he died at the age of 40 year old he still remembers even tho he is dead.Malcolm X life was about fighting for the black. He died on February 21, 1965. Early life He was born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.As a child, his father was murdered, as were four of his uncles. His mother was sent to a mental institution and Malcolm was sent to a foster home. At the age of 13, Malcolm was charged with murder. delinquency and spent time in juvenile …show more content…
After spending his remaining childhood years in foster homes with his Siblings Malcolm dropped out of middle school, and a few years later moved to Boston. and found work on the streets as a shoe-shiner, drug dealer, gambler and burglar. His brother was trying to convert him into a Muslim faith. Intrigued by those of the NOI, Malcolm began studying the work of Elijah Muhammad. preached about systemic oppression and fought for a world separate from one inhabited by White people.By the time Malcolm X was released from jail he was a devout. follower and soon after meeting Muhammad and agreeing to work for NOI, changed. his surname to “X”. The change was intended to symbolize the shedding of what he thought of as his slave name and as well as the “x”.That many slaves received as a brand on their upper arm to show respect to Malcolm X. Family Malcolm X's family was his parents Grenada- born Louise Little (née Norton), a. multilingual seamstress by trade, and Georgia-born Earl Little, a Baptist preacher and. handyman. His six children, all daughters: Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah. Lumumba and twins Malikah and Malaak. His brother and sister he had,5