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Malcolm X - Wikipedia In prison, he joined the Nation of Islam, adopting the name Malcolm X to symbolize his unknown African ancestral surname while discarding "the white slavemaster name of 'Little ' ", and after his parole in 1952, he quickly became one of the organization's most influential leaders
Malcolm X | Biography, Nation of Islam, Assassination . . . Malcolm X (born May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska, U S —died February 21, 1965, New York, New York) was an African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who articulated concepts of race pride and Black nationalism in the early 1960s
Who Was Malcolm X? | National Museum of African American . . . Despite being one of the world’s most recognizable activists, Malcolm X was a figure in a constant state of social, intellectual, and spiritual evolution and change One way that change can be seen is how he identified himself throughout his lifetime
Malcolm X: Children, Assassination Quotes | HISTORY After Malcolm X’s assassination in 1965, his bestselling book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, popularized his ideas and inspired the Black Power movement Malcolm X was born Malcolm
Timeline of Malcolm Xs Life | American Experience | PBS Malcolm rejects the surname "Little" as a slave name given to his family by white oppressors, and he becomes known as "Malcolm X " Dismayed that the Nation of Islam is not attracting more
Biography – Malcolm X By the time he was paroled in 1952, Malcolm was a devoted follower with the new surname “X ” (He considered “Little” a slave name and chose the “X” to signify his lost tribal name ) Intelligent and articulate, Malcolm was appointed as a minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam