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After they moved to Lansing, their house was burned in 1929, however the family escaped without physical injury.
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In December 1938 Louise Little had a nervous breakdown and was declared legally insane.
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In late 1945, Little returned to Boston.
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In 1952, after his release from prison, Little visited Elijah Muhammad in Chicago, Illinois.
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On February 27, Little began serving his sentence at the Massachusetts State Prison in Charlestown.
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On January 14, 1958, Malcolm X married Betty X (née Sanders) in Lansing, Michigan.
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After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X spoke before a wide variety of audiences in the United States.
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On March 8, 1964, Malcolm X publicly announced his break from the Nation of Islam.
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After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the Organization of Afro-American Unity, a secular group that advocated black nationalism.
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Pilgrimage to Mecca On April 13, 1964, Malcolm X departed JFK Airport in New York for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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In June 1964, the Nation of Islam sued to reclaim Malcolm X's residence in Queens, New York, which they claimed to own.
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On February 21, 1965, in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom, Malcolm X began to speak to a meeting of the Organization of Afro-American Unity when a disturbance broke out in the crowd of 400.
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The number of mourners who came to the public viewing in Harlem's Unity Funeral Home from February 23 through February 26 was estimated to be between 14,000 and 30,000.