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7. Earl was a Baptist minister and also worked for Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), a pan-African movement in the 1920s

Sep 9, 1920

6. Malcolm’s mother was half white and was so light she could have passed for a white person.

May 5, 1925

Birth

May 9, 1925

Malcolm X was born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska

Malcolm X was born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska

May 9, 1925

His father died when he was young and it is possible that foul play was the cause of his death.

Apr 8, 1929

Malcolms Xs mom was institutionalized when he was young.

Apr 8, 1930

Early Life

May 1, 1930

Malcolm X had a hard early life with his family house being burned down and being run out of town.

In October 1938, 13-year-old Malcolm was sent to a foster home, which was soon followed by a detention home.

Oct 9, 1938

Malcolm befriended a hustler named “Shorty” Jarvis, who also happened to come from Lansing

Oct 9, 1941

.Finally on February, 21 1965 the Nation of Islam made good on their threats when Malcolm X was giving a speech in New York he was shot to death by three members of the Nation of Islam

Feb 21, 1965