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Malcolm Little was born
He was born in Omaha, Nebraska with eight other brothers and sisters. His dad was a civil rights movementt leader and was killed by a trolly car, so Malcolm and his mother, borthers, and sisters live on their own until their mother became mentally ill and was sent to a mental institution. -
Malcolm dropped out of high shcool at age 15
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Jail for 10 years
Malcolm was sentenced for prison for 10 years for burglary. Before that he lived in Harlem and learned the way of drugs, crime, and gambling. -
Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam
After being in jail for a while, Malcolm's brother came to visit and told him about Nation of Islam. Malcolm quickly became interseted in the group, reading books, and studying the religion. He joined the Nation of Islam and became a powerful advocate. Elijah Muhammand, leader of Nation of Islam, and Malcolm worked well together. Malcolm also changed his nme from Malcolm Little to X because Little was aslave name. -
Malcolm married Betty Shabazz and had six daughters
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Malcolm broke away from Nation of Islam
Malcolm found out about things that Elijah Muhammad were doing and didn't like it, He separeted from the group and started his own called Muslim Mosque Inc. Malcolm flew to Mecca and other African countries that tought Muslim religion and learned about non-violence ways of civil rights -
Malcolm X died
He was at a meeting in Harlem, New York when he was assasinated while preaching about black rights. His movement carried out even after he died.
