Malcolm X Term Papers

Albert Ray Bader

Research Paper- Malcolm X- Biography

Date: March 2018

Malcolm X

Louise Norton Little gave birth to a little boy named Malcolm Little on the date of May 19, 1925, in the city of Omaha Nebraska. When Malcolm was a toddler his family was forced to move out of their house because they had no choice in to do so because their house was burnt down. The house was burnt down on purposely by the Black Legion, Malcolm was only 4 when his family had to relocate, his family did relocate twice. Soon later Malcolm Little’s father (Earl Little) died after getting hit by a train car. The family thought it was more than an accident it was, they thought it was the Black Legion killing his father. The police later labeled the case as an accident.

In 1946 he wasn’t doing something really intelligent at the time. His friend nicknamed “Shorty” (his name was also Malcolm) and he decided to burglarize a store, and they were convicted of it, which Malcolm Little was sentenced ten years in prison, because of it, but got to serve seven with parole. Which the date was on August 7th, 1952, although when Malcolm Little was in prison he became friends with people. The particular guy he met in prison was a self-educated guy. His name was John Elton Bembry (“Bimbi” he was referred as). John Elton Bembry convinced Malcolm Little to become more educated in reading more and more. Malcolm also named or referred himself as “Satan”, because of his hatred for The Bible and God. Malcolm Little became interested in reading the Islamic beliefs, because of Bembry. Malcolm joined the organization NOI (Nation Of Islam). Malcolm became a minister of the NOI, in 1952 Malcolm Little changed his surname from Little to X, because he thought the surname “Little was more of a slave

Malcolm also avoided the NOI at all cost and he decided to not be in the organization anymore. So he terminated the organization and, he then started his own organization called the Muslim Mosque Inc. The Muslim Mosque Inc. was started four days after he left the organization. Soon later Elijah Muhammad was ordering guys to plant a bomb in Malcolm's X’s car, which was attempt and he found out. After many many tries, his enemies were succeeding on the day of February 21st, 1965 at Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom. Which the gunman rushed upon the stage, and shot him a total of fifteen times. There three men who did kill him were members of the NOI. Malcolm X’s organization soon failed after his