Rapport Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Outlines

Introduction

Early years

Criminal life and prison

The message of Malcolm X

Marriage and familly

Impact on the Nation of Islam

Assassination

Legacy

Conclusion

Malcolm X was an African-American human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.

Birth on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska.

moving with his family several times because of racism, after being threatened by the Ku Klux Klan

6 years old: His father, as Three of his four uncles was murdered by white people

13 years old: His mother, after becoming ill, remained in a mental institution

Malcolm was sent to a foster home. The children were divided among several families.

Malcolm Little excelled in junior high school but dropped out on fifteen

1943 : moving to New York , where he engaged in drug dealing, gambling and robbery

He was called "Detroit Red"

1946: in Boston, he was arrested  for larceny and breaking and entering .

Serving a ten year sentence at Charlestown State Prison.

Reading books on history, philosophy, and religion.

Hearing about the Nation of Islam, leaded by Elijah Muhammad, starting studying his teachings and practicing the religion faithfully

Developing his vocabulary that would help him become a passionate and effective public speaker.

1952 Malcolm was released from prison, and he went to Chicago to meet Elijah Muhammad.

Changing his name from “Little”(Slave) to “X”(Unknown)

Malcolm X became assistant minister of the Detroit Mosque.

The following year he returned to Chicago to study personally under Muhammad.

Being sent to organize a mosque in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Harlem, New York.

Malcolm X became the most visible national spokesman for the Black Muslims.

He was a speech-writer, a philosopher, and an inspiring

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