Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in 1925. When Malcolm was six, his father was fatally hit by a streetcar. Some theorize it was racially motivated, but it is still unknown. He and his multiple siblings were put in foster care or with family members; this was the start of his troubled childhood. He eventually got involved in the crime scene. During a robbery, he was arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison. While there, he converted to Islam, which started his involvement in Nation of Islam and black
