Malcolm X was a nationalist leader who was the son of a outspoken baptist minister. He later grew up to be a charismatic spokesman for the Nation of Islam. During his early life, his father being a supportive civil rights leader, was targeted by most whites. The result of this led to having to frequently move and eventually their house, in 1929, was burned down in Michigan. Two years later after this incident Earl, Malcolm's father, was found dead. His mother was then sent to a mental institute, which lead all her children move to an orphanage. As Malcolm later attended school he proved to be very studious. This changed when in high school when he told his teacher he wanted to become a lawyer. That's when his teacher told him that blacks could
