Born with the imposed surname “Little,” civil rights activist Malcolm X was never one to follow the ideals and customs of the Christian religion into which he was born. Following an arrest in the mid- to late-1940s, the activist underwent a religious metamorphosis from his innate Baptist religion to Islamic faith. Eventually, Malcolm Little underwent a name conversion, from his given name of “Malcolm Little,” to “el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz.” Of course, however, his name will forever ring throughout American history as “Malcolm X.” “X” in replacement of his surname was a common practice among many members of the Nation of Islam who possessed a last name that was possibly given to their family by a white slave owner. Malcom X held a strong resentment
