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Born
May 19: Malcolm X is born at May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth of Earl and Louise Little's seven children. -
Malcolm X's Movings.
At December the Littles leave Omaha and move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Littles move again, this time to Lansing, Michigan. Settling in a white neighborhood, they are sued for eviction on the basis that a restrictive covenant prevents their home from being sold to any non-Caucasians. But the Littles house is burned to the ground.Looking back Malcolm believes that a local white supremacist group was behind it. Earl Little moves his family to East Lansing and builds a new home there. -
Malcolm's dad death
Louise has a premonition about her husband and asks him not to leave the house. Later that night, Earl Little is killed in what police term a streetcar accident, but Malcolm later says that the Ku Klux Klan was behind it. After Earl's death, his wife and children struggle to make ends meet and must apply for public assistance. -
Malcolm's mom problem
Louise Little " Malcolm's mom" is diagnosed as mentally ill and sent to the Kalamazoo State Mental Hospital, where she will stay for 26 years. -
Kicked out of school
The state places the Little children with various foster families, and Malcolm, who has been kicked out of school in the seventh grade, is sent to a juvenile home in the nearly all-white community of Mason, Michigan. He does well at school there, earning straight A's and being elected president of his 8th-grade class, but his teacher discourages him about pursuing his goal of becoming a lawyer. -
Malcolm meets his half sister
Ella Collins gains custody of Malcolm and he moves to Boston. Over the next few years, he works a number of odd jobs on railroads, in restaurants and bars, at shoeshine stands, and in a jewelry store. Malcolm learns to dress like a hipster, dyes his hair, and starts hustling in Boston (where he's known as "New York Red"), New York (where the nickname is "Detroit Red"), and Detroit. -
Malcolm gets send to jail
1943: Malcolm, who has responded to his draft notice by loudly proclaiming that he wants to "fight for the Japanese" and kill whites, is found mentally unfit for military service and classified 4F. 1944: Malcolm has his first run in with the courts. He is sentenced to four months in jail and one year of probation for larceny. -
Moving to Boston
Malcolm, who has moved back to Boston, goes on a stealing spree with his black friend Malcolm Jarvis and three white women, one of whom he has been dating. -
Getting arestedd again
Malcolm tries to retrieve a stolen $1000 watch from a pawnshop and is arrested and charged with grand larceny, breaking and entering, and firearms possession. He is convicted and, along with Jarvis. The white women have their sentences suspended, but Malcolm's girlfriend serves seven months in prison. The women refused the police suggestion to charge Malcolm and Malcolm Jarvis with rape.
At the age of 20, Malcolm is sent to jail in Charleston, Massachusetts. -
Malcolm meets someone who changes his life.
The past two years Malcolm has been transferred across the state jail. But Malcolm meets a fellow convict he calls "Bimbi," who convinces Malcolm to study and learn to develop his mind. In Jarvis' words, in prison "the only way we knew how to rebel was to cram some knowledge into our brains." -
Converting to Islam
Malcolm's siblings, four of whom have converted to Islam, introduce him to the words of the Nation of Islam's leader, Elijah Muhammad, who is himself in prison for sedition and violation of the draft laws. The two men correspond, and Malcolm continues his course of study, eventually writing to the Massachusetts governor and demanding the right to practice Islam in prison. He also joins the prison debate team and begins attracting attention for his oratory. -
Malcolm's first conference
Malcolm X attends the first Conference of the Non-aligned Nations in Bandung, Indonesia. -
Malcolm's wedding
Malcolm got married at age 33 with Betty Shabazz. She also had a really hard life when she was a child. There is also her book called " Betty Before X" -
Malcolm's first child
Malcolm and Betty X's first child, Attalah, is born. -
Malcolm's promotion
Elijah Muhammad, who has moved from Chicago to Phoenix for health reasons, makes Malcolm national representative of the Nation of Islam. This creates resentment among Muhammad's inner circle who do not want Malcolm to be the next leader. Malcolm is increasingly asked to lecture on college campuses (eventually he will trail only Barry Goldwater in popularity as a speaker there) and participate in television and radio debates. -
Malcolm's death
Of course Malcolm had more child when he died. But at February 21, 1965 Malcolm X died and left his wife alone. February 21, 1965: In New York City, Malcolm X, an African American nationalist and religious leader, is assassinated by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights.
