Three famous people that share my first name are Betty White, Betty Ford and Betty Shabazz. Shabazz was born on May 28, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan. Betty Shabazz was known as a civil rights activist, nurse and an educator, however, she was best known as the African-American nationalist leader, Malcolm X who was assassinated in New York City in 1965. Shabazz went on to a career in university administration and activism.
Betty Shabazz was raised in Detroit by her adoptive parents in a comfortable middle-class home and became an active member of the Methodist Church. When Shabazz graduated high school, she left Detroit to study elementary education at Tuskegee Institute, which is now known as Tuskegee University, in Alabama. At this institute,
Betty Shabazz was raised in Detroit by her adoptive parents in a comfortable middle-class home and became an active member of the Methodist Church. When Shabazz graduated high school, she left Detroit to study elementary education at Tuskegee Institute, which is now known as Tuskegee University, in Alabama. At this institute,