Life of Malcolm X

Malcolm Little was born on ay 19, 1925, in Omaha,Nebraska. His family moved from Omaha to Milwaukee shortly after Malcolm's birth, and later to Lansing, Michigan. Malcolm was initiated into violence, resistance, and religious rhetoric at a very young age. His father took him to the Garvey meetings that were held in different homes, and Malcolm heard a great deal of talk regarding the acceptance of blacks in America. Malcolm had he powerful influence of his father, a minister and organized resister. Of particular note is the fact that because his skin was lighter than siblings. In this way his father showed he had internalize white prejudice against dark skin. His mother, on the other hand, was more abusive towards him because of the light skin-probably a reflection of how she came to be light herself (Rajiv, 1992, p. 84).

Following his father's death, the family came into hard times that eventually lead to Malcolm living in a number of foster h

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story, Malcolm described how he copied each page in the dictionary, learning the words and their meanings. He was fascinated with all the words and found the dictionary to be like a "miniature encyclopedia" (Huxley and X 175). Once he was able to understand the meanings of the words, Malcolm began to read voraciously. He was moving into the next phase of his transformation. As Malcolm pursued his homemade education, he evolved into a self-taught, literate person. The determination and desire he previously had channeled into his life of crime, he now focused on learning. After the lights were out, he would sit on the floor of his cell and continue to read by the dim glow from the corridor until 3 or 4 in the morning. He had to read in 58-minute time segments to keep the guards from catching him out of bed when they made their rounds. The few hours left for sleep were enough for Malcolm. He had slept less than that during his street life (Huxley and X 177). Malcolm was converted to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad through his brother, Reginald, who brought him Muslim literature and discussed the religion with him during periodic visits. After serving six and a half years, Malcolm was paroled from prison. He went to see Elijah Muh
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