Malcom X's Assassination Analysis

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This essay about Malcom X’s assassination will be about a man who lived by the sword and died by the same sword. He was symbol of peace to many. He was a great religious leader. While he was incarcerated he became a member of this religious group called the Nation of Islam. His assassination was unjust.
Malcom little was his original name. According to The Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage “Malcom dropped out of the eighth grade and moved to Boston and then to Harlem”. After he dropped out he began to affiliate himself with gang related activities. An article states that “Malcolm X was sent to prison at the age of 21”.While in prison he began to look into religion.
While in prison he joined the Nation of Islam. He was sentenced to 10

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