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=Malcolm X= ==Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha. Malcolm X's real name was Malcolm Little. He was a brilliant minister of the nation of Islam Detroit Temple. Also, he was also an inspirational speaker to the Nation of Islam. He was an inspiration to all A frican A mericans and the Nation of Islam. In his lifetime he made a lot of speeches (.) like One of his most famous speches goes like this, == ==“We declare our right on this earth...to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”== ==“I saw all races, all colors, blue eyed blonds to black skinned Africans in true brotherhood! In unity! Living as one! Worshiping as one! No segregationists, no liberals; they would not have known how to interpret the meaning of those words”. Why is this speech in here? What are you trying to say by putting this speech in your report? ==

=Early Years= ==When Malcolm X was young he had a troubled life. His parent's name were Earl and Louise Little. As a kid his parents had three other kids two were boys and the other one was a girl. Their names were Wilfred, Philbert and his sister Hilda. His parents liked him the most out of all their siblings so Malcolm was mistreated by his other siblings. When Malcolm was born he had light skin so his mom would scrub his skin to tried to make him lighter so he would his skin would seem white. His parents would fight a lot over small and big things like jobs. Malcolm and his other siblings were abused by their parents, even Malcolm's mom would whip him a majority of the time. Abuse also came from outside too. A lot of white supermacists tormented his family. When Malcolm was still in his mother's stomach and the other part of the family away several members of the Ku Klux Klan were surrounding the house wearing hoods while riding horses and carrying guns, the were looking for the dad. When Malcolm was born his family left Omaha and briefly lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Albion to protect themselves and their children.==

=Adult Life= ==When Malcolm was almost twenty years old he arrived (What do you mean arrived? What happened that made him got to jail?) at Boston's Charleston State Prison in February 1946. He was now known as his prison number 22483. On the streets Malcolm was addicted to cocaine. He always spoke negatively about organized religion that people started calling him Satan. Later on Malcolm met a fellow black inmate named John Elton Bembry his nickname was Bimbi and eventually became friends. John convinced Malcolm to read books and to educate himself. In January 1947 Malcolm was transferred to another prison. He learned in a prison in Norfolk, Massachusetts had experimental program to help reform prisoners, with the help of his sister he applied for admission. In February 1948 he was accepted into the program and was transferred to the Norfolk Prison Colony. Malcolm's brother Reginald's letter helped changed his life, in the letter it told Malcolm to stop eating pork and smoking cigarettes. It was important to keep his body clear, this would help him get out of prison. Malcolm's whole family joined the religious movement called the Nation of Islam. Malcolm read books about captive africans who had been taken to America and sold into slavery. Malcolm felt he had educated himself enough on the subject that he wrote a letter to Elijah Muhammad. He wrote back telling Malcolm that he wasn't a criminal and should not be in prison the letter also included some money. On March 23,1950 Malcolm was transferred back to Charleston State Prison. In 1951 both Malcolm and his coconspirator Shorty went to the parole board. The parole board decided to Shorty but not Malcolm therefore he had to saty another year. The next year he met with the parole board but this time his parole was granted. After joining the Detroit Temple he changed his last name from Little to X it symbolized a true african family name. This is a lot of information that could have been shortened. Also, explain why these events in his early life are important. ==

=Accomplishments= ==Malcolm X is significant because he was an inspiration. Why? You haven't explained what made him an inspiration yet. He got to meet Martin Luther King Jr. He changed the Nation of Islam forever. He was a great leader for all africans and muslims. He changed the way africans think and the way they act. One of his accomplishments was to meet Martin Luther King Jr and Elijah Muhammad. Another one was becoming a well known figure all across the United States. He also met Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali an african american heavy weight champion boxer. On June 28, 1964 the speech he gave was the most famous one out of all his speeches. Even though his he is famous people still hated him. He got many death threats a lot of people who hated him. He is still an inspiration to a lot of african americans and he got to meet a lot of many famous people. He was a great african and is still loved by many people and was one of my favorite famous african americans.== = = =Conclusion= ==On February 14 after 2:30 they came home from a long stressful trio trip? overseas. Malcolm and his family went to sleep but in the middle in the night they all woke up to the sound to the broken glass. After they noticed their living room was on fire someone had tossed a fire bomb through the window into his home. Malcolm claimed that his house was bombed by the black muslim movement from the orders from Elijah Muhammad. On February 21 Malcolm was scheduled at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. He told his family to get ready for his speech. As he began his speech he said "As salaam alaikum and peace be with you". He noticed a commotion a few rows back in the audience. He said "Let's it cool it my brothers"s. Those were his last words as a shotgun blast ripped through the wooden podium and hitting him in the chest making him fall backwards, while someone tossed a smoked bomb into the ballroom to create a diversion. Then out jumped out two black men with pistols and began to fire on Malcolm dead body killing him. At his funeral everybody came and also his family, (.) I t was a real tragedy.==


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