Malcolm X

Malcolm X was a Black Muslim minister and leader for Civil Rights in America.

In 1925 Malcolm X was born "Malcolm Little" in Omaha, NE. As a child he was introduced to violence and racial discrimination, when his father Eark Little, a member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association was believed to have been murdered by a group of white supremacists. After Earl Little's death, his wife Louise was committed to a mental hospital, forcing Malcolm and his siblings to spend most of their early years bouncing around foster homes. As a young adult he was involved in several illegal activities, including gambling, drug dealing, and robbery. From 1946 until his parole in 1952, Malcolm Little was imprisoned in Massachusetts for Grand Larceny and Breaking and Entering. Having discovered the Nation of Islam, and befriending Elijah Muhammad while incarcerated, Malcolm Little changed his name to Malcolm X.

• 1925: May 19, Born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska

• 1931: September 28, Earl Little, Malcolm's father, is killed

• 1939: January 9, Louise Little, Malcolm's mother, is committed to a state hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan

• 1940: Malcolm is placed in foster care

• 1946: Convicted of larceny, breaking and entering, carrying a weapon; sentenced to 8-10 years in prison

• 1947: Converts to Nation Of Islam

• 1952: Released from prison after six years

• 1952: Meets Elijah Muhammad

• 1952: Given the surname "X" by Nation Of Islam

• 1953: FBI opens a file on Malcolm X

• 1958: January, marries Betty Sanders

• 1960: Meets Fidel Castro

• 1962: Discovers Elijah Muhammad is an adulterer, which is against the teachings of Nation Of Islam

• 1963: Criticizes the March on Washington

• 1963: Suspended from representing Nation of Islam due to his "Chickens Come Home To Roost" speech

• 1964: Begins collaberation with Alex Haley on his Autobiography

• 1964: Breaks away from Nation Of Islam and forms the Muslim Mosque, Inc

• 1964: Travels to Mecca as Malik El-Shabazz, embraces true Islam

• 1964: Forms Organization for Afro-American Unity

• 1965: February 14, house is firebombed in early morning hours

• 1965: February 21, shot several times, pronounced dead later at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital

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