MALCOLM

X
By: Felicia DePalma

WHAT IS HIS
OCCUPATION?
WHAT IS HE KNOWN
FOR?
Minister for Nation of Islam
Spokesman for Nation of Islam
An influential leader
Civil rights activist
White hater
Hajj

Elijah Muhammad and

Malcolm X

WHAT IS HIS CULTURAL

ORIGINS?
Born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska
His parents were Earl and Louise Little
4th child of 7 children
Family received death threats because
of Earl speaking for blacks
Earl was killed in 1931
Louise had a mental breakdown

Earl and Louise Little

WHAT IS HIS PERSONAL

HISTORY?
After his mother was
placed in an institution,
he was sent into a
black family home
Then he was sent to a
juvenile home in
Mason, Michigan
Great student
Put down by his
teacher

WHAT IS HIS PERSONAL

HISTORY?
Moved in with his sister
Ella after middle school
Started hustling to
create a new image for
himself
Soon the police caught
up with him and put him
in prison for 8-10 years
His brothers introduced
him to the Nation of
Islam while he was in
prison

WHAT IS HIS PERSONAL

HISTORY?
Joined Temple #1 when
he got out of prison
Assistant minister in 1953
Received the X
Made minister of Temple
#7 in June 1954
Married Betty X
Had six daughters
Assassinated Feb 21 st
1965

Betty X (Shabazz)

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF HIS

COUNTRY? HOW DID THAT IMPACT
HIS SUCCESS OR FAILURE?
Civil rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr.
Childhood

WHAT GROUP IS ASSOCIATED

WITH HIM?

Nation of Islam
Leader Elijah Muhammad

Muslim Mosque
Incorporated
Leader Malcolm X

Organization of AfroAmerican Unity

Leader Malcolm X

WHAT ARE THE

PRACTICES/TRADITIONS OF THE
GROUP ASSOCIATED WITH HIM?

Nation of Islam worked for the improvement of

African American lives
that the offer of integration is hypocritical and is
made by those who are trying to deceive the Black
people into believing 400-year-old open enemies of
freedom, justice, and equality are, all of a sudden,
their friends.
Dropping your last name and receiving the X

WHAT ARE THE

PRACTICES/TRADITIONS OF THE
GROUP ASSOCIATED WITH HIM?
M u s l im M o sq u e
I n c o rp o ra t e d

Worked toward equal

rights for African
Americans
A lot of the same
beliefs of the Nation of
Islam

O r g a n i z a t i o n o f Af r o A m e r ic a n U ni t y

Human rights for

African Americans
Encouraged AfricanAmericans to connect
back to their roots

DO THEY PRACTICE A RELIGION,

PHILOSOPHY, OTHER BELIEF
SYSTEM OR DEVOTION?
Yes, The Nation of Islam and Muslim Mosque
Incorporation practice the Islamic religion
Allah is their god and they believe in no other gods
Nation of Islam believes black people will be
resurrected first because they believe they are the
people of Gods choice.
Organization of Afro-American Unity is devoted to
bettering the lives of African Americans

WHAT IMPACT DID HE HAVE ON

THE WORLD?
Malcolm brought a new approach to the fight for
black rights
He inspired many young black men to join the
movement
He was seen as a role model to them
Malcolm helped show people they are NOT lower
than whites
Didnt encourage violence, but was not opposed to it
By any means necessary

WOULD I BE INTERESTED IN
MEETING THEM? WHY?
Yes
I would be,
because he was
a smart leader,
though he may
have hated me.
I would have
wanted to meet
him after his
Hajj so I would
be less scared
and ask him
more questions

QUIZ!

WHAT WAS MALCOLMS WIFES

NAME?
a) Pattie
b) Betty
c) Lucy

HOW MANY DAUGHTERS DID

MALCOLM HAVE?
a) Five
b) Four
c) Six

WHO INFLUENCED MALCOLM?

a) Marcus Garvey
b) Elijah Muhammad
c) Allah

WHAT YEAR WAS MALCOLM

ASSASSINATED
a) 1965
b) 1958
c) 1931

TRUE/FALSE
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
INSPIRED MALCOLM.
a) True
b) False

TRUE/FALSE
MALCOLM ALWAYS HATED WHITES
a) True
b) False

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