Malcolm X’s real name is Malcolm Little. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska in May of 1925. Malcolm X’s life is a constant battle of racism and discrimination. The book starts off as Malcolm tells a story about how when his mother was pregnant with him, members of the Ku Klux Klan rode to their house in Omaha with torches and guns in hand. They yelled for his father to come out but his father was away preaching. His mother went outside and told them he was not there and they told her their family better leave town. The members of the Ku Klux Klan busted out every window in their house and rode away. His family then moves to Milwaukee and then to Lansing, Michigan where they continue to experience violence and racism. White men burned down his family’s
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Malcolm had many different perspectives on racism throughout his entire life. And there were many things that influence each perspective. Every perspective he had throughout his life influenced his character. When Malcolm was younger, he witnessed elements of white society destroy his father and his mother. His father was a black minister that was constantly ridiculed and threatened. His father promoted black nationalism which is a perspective that promotes black-purity and urges blacks to go back to their homeland, Africa. The whites did not want him spreading black nationalism and tried to stop him in every way possible. The whites threatened their family and burned their house down in Michigan. And white people eventually killed his father. Although his mother looked white, she was part black too. And all of her children were black as well. After Malcolm’s father dies she has a very hard time supporting all of her children. The welfare organization of mostly white people sent his mother to a mental hospital. Malcolm saw all of these acts of racism and put it all into one category. That category was all white men were the devil. His perspectives changed when he moves to Boston and then to Harlem. He started to believe that blacks should never accept help from whites. His view changed again when he went to prison and learned about the Nation of Islam. After he traveled overseas, his perspective changed to the fact that if blacks identify with all of the persecuted people, their fight for equal rights will have some success
Malcolm had many different perspectives on racism throughout his entire life. And there were many things that influence each perspective. Every perspective he had throughout his life influenced his character. When Malcolm was younger, he witnessed elements of white society destroy his father and his mother. His father was a black minister that was constantly ridiculed and threatened. His father promoted black nationalism which is a perspective that promotes black-purity and urges blacks to go back to their homeland, Africa. The whites did not want him spreading black nationalism and tried to stop him in every way possible. The whites threatened their family and burned their house down in Michigan. And white people eventually killed his father. Although his mother looked white, she was part black too. And all of her children were black as well. After Malcolm’s father dies she has a very hard time supporting all of her children. The welfare organization of mostly white people sent his mother to a mental hospital. Malcolm saw all of these acts of racism and put it all into one category. That category was all white men were the devil. His perspectives changed when he moves to Boston and then to Harlem. He started to believe that blacks should never accept help from whites. His view changed again when he went to prison and learned about the Nation of Islam. After he traveled overseas, his perspective changed to the fact that if blacks identify with all of the persecuted people, their fight for equal rights will have some success