Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist

Malcolm X’s childhood had lasting impacts on the type of man that he would grow up to be. On May 19,1925, in Omaha Nebraska, a Civil Rights activist was born. That Civil Rights activist was named Malcolm Little. Malcolm's father was an activist himself during his time, and he was an honest baptist minister. The Ku Klux Klan despised his father’s activism and made threats to him and his family. The Klu Klux Klan was a hate organization that was created after the Civil War that consisted of white supremacist that had a great loath for african americans. Since the threats were getting tumultuous, Malcolm Little was constantly on the move; when he was three, he had to move twice. Most of Malcolm’s childhood was spent in Lansing, Michigan. His home in Lansing was …show more content…
Two years later, Malcolm's brother paid him a visit while he was incarcerated, and advised Malcolm to practice the religion of Islam. While Malcolm Little was in the penitentiary, he eventually started practicing Islam, and made Islam his only religion. While he was incarcerated, he studied the teaching of Elijah Muhammad and was delighted by the information he learned. When Malcolm was released from jail, he joined the Nation of Islam to learn more about his religion, and changed his last name from Little to the initial X.
As a member of The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X met the man who fascinated him to peruse in the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad. He was the leader of the nation and saw a bright future in Malcolm. Malcolm X helped organized and funded multiple temples for his nation in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. His rank in the nation slowly grew as progression in the nation’s work increased. After becoming the Post Minister in Harlem, which was the second largest temple in the Islamic Nation, Malcolm was promoted second in charge next to