One of the most influential male leaders of the 20th century is Malcolm X. Born to Earl Little, his father, and Louise Norton Little his mother. Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, NE but shortly after Malcolm’s birth his family moved to Lasing, Michigan where Malcolm was raised. Ridiculed by his teachers at a young age, Malcolm dropped out of high school never to pursue his aspiration to become a lawyer. It wasn’t long after when Malcolm moved in with a half-sister living in Boston, Massachusetts working a nine to five job. Malcolm Little’s father, Mr. Little, died in 1931 during a horrific car accident. It was said to have been a suicide; nevertheless, Malcolm’s family felt otherwise. The Little family …show more content…
Malcolm’s death shock not only America but the world. New York Amsterdam was a huge part of revealing Malcolm’s assassination around the world. New York Amsterdam understood the impact of Malcolm’s death and how the death of the one of the most influential Civil Rights speaker would affect so many others. According to New York Amsterdam [NYA] “The assassination of Malcolm X has produced various reactions around the world,” from New York to Africa and many more. New York Amsterdam Newspaper decided to express Malcolm’s death with compassion and a need for understandment. Instead of showing Malcolm as other showed Malcolm as a man who was having personal issues with his own people. The NYA reveal what they thought was the cause of Malcolm’s death, “It doesn’t matter who pulled the trigger. That trigger was not one man’s. It represented an agency whose operations symbolises a kind of society built upon hate and total disregard from the human soul.” Not only did NYA express their views of Malcolm X and his death nevertheless, they included many other countries and locations of ragged black students and activist. “A London organization of students and other African residents, the Council of African Organizations, called Malcolm X a “leader in the struggle against American Imperialism, oppression and racialism.” [In English]. New York Amsterdam shared Malcolm’s story and revealed Malcolm’s supports not only grieving about Malcolm’s assassination but also being inspired and encourage to stand for the black