Written by Pete Jessup
Monday, 17 August 2009 14:44
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little) on May 19th, 1925 in Omaha Nebraska. He was to become a controversial African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To many, he was a courageous advocate for the human rights of African Americans, a man who portrayed white America in the harshest light for its crimes against black Americans. Whilst to his detractors he was preaching racism, black supremacy, and violence. For many he will enter the annals of American history as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans.
His childhood was heavily influenced by his father's lessons on black pride and self-reliance and his own experiences concerning race played a pivotal role in shaping his adult years. Despite being a bright and articulate student, X would drop out of school on being told by his favourite teacher that his dream of becoming a lawyer was "no realistic goal for a nigger,"
This led to spells in a series of foster homes, and eventually Malcolm X slipped into the criminal underworld in both Boston and New York. This ended in 1945 with X being sentenced to eight to ten years in prison.
It was in prison that Malcolm X devoted his time to education and came to study the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, this would lead him to become a member of the Nation of Islam, and on his release from prison in 1952 he would go onto become one of the Nations of Islam's leaders and chief spokesmen.
As racial tensions across America increased during the early 1960s, Malcolm's high profile role with the Nation of Islam and their increasing membership came to the government's attention, with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) monitoring the group's activities. Malcolm X would leave the organization in March 1964, When His faith was rocked when he discovered that Elijah Muhammad was secretly having relations with as many as six women.
After this Malcolm X became a Sunni Muslim and made a pilgrimage to Mecca. He travelled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East. He founded Muslim Mosque Inc., a religious organisation, and the secular, black nationalist Organisation of Afro-American Unity. But less than a year later, Malcolm X was assassinated at a speaking engagement in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965. Three gunmen rushed Malcolm on stage and shot him 15 times at close range. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
The ongoing legacy of Malcolm X has moved through generations as has been the subject of numerous documentaries, books and even a film.
Malcolm X is buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
Monday, 17 August 2009 14:44
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little) on May 19th, 1925 in Omaha Nebraska. He was to become a controversial African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To many, he was a courageous advocate for the human rights of African Americans, a man who portrayed white America in the harshest light for its crimes against black Americans. Whilst to his detractors he was preaching racism, black supremacy, and violence. For many he will enter the annals of American history as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans.
His childhood was heavily influenced by his father's lessons on black pride and self-reliance and his own experiences concerning race played a pivotal role in shaping his adult years. Despite being a bright and articulate student, X would drop out of school on being told by his favourite teacher that his dream of becoming a lawyer was "no realistic goal for a nigger,"
This led to spells in a series of foster homes, and eventually Malcolm X slipped into the criminal underworld in both Boston and New York. This ended in 1945 with X being sentenced to eight to ten years in prison.
It was in prison that Malcolm X devoted his time to education and came to study the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, this would lead him to become a member of the Nation of Islam, and on his release from prison in 1952 he would go onto become one of the Nations of Islam's leaders and chief spokesmen.
As racial tensions across America increased during the early 1960s, Malcolm's high profile role with the Nation of Islam and their increasing membership came to the government's attention, with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) monitoring the group's activities. Malcolm X would leave the organization in March 1964, When His faith was rocked when he discovered that Elijah Muhammad was secretly having relations with as many as six women.
After this Malcolm X became a Sunni Muslim and made a pilgrimage to Mecca. He travelled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East. He founded Muslim Mosque Inc., a religious organisation, and the secular, black nationalist Organisation of Afro-American Unity. But less than a year later, Malcolm X was assassinated at a speaking engagement in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965. Three gunmen rushed Malcolm on stage and shot him 15 times at close range. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
The ongoing legacy of Malcolm X has moved through generations as has been the subject of numerous documentaries, books and even a film.
Malcolm X is buried at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York
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