Malcolm X's Contribution To The Nation Of Islam

After Malcolm X’s tendentious comment about John F. Kennedy’s death, Elijah Muhammad silenced Malcolm to dissociate the act from the Nation of Islam; however, Muhammad intended to use the event as an excuse to finally disown Malcolm due to jealously and Malcolm’s urge to publicly confront and challenge racial politics with aggression. Malcolm’s childhood and early adulthood experiences caused him to believe all white Americans were untrustworthy and in order to protect one’s self, violence was necessary, which was a notion opposed by the Nation of Islam. With Mahammad’s hypocritical stance against Malcolm along with his several secretarial affairs, Malcolm knew Mahammad was not the leader he pretended to be. When the Nation removed ties with Malcolm, he created a more dynamic and inclusive organization, known as the Muslim Mosque, Inc., to preach about a separate state for African Americans while focusing more on the plight of urban areas.

flourished, Malcolm took a trip to Mecca, which was where civilization began under Allah. According to the Nation of Islam, the first humans were black, but a wicked scientist released a race of European whites who schemed to abuse non-whites for centuries. With this knowledge, Malcolm wanted to conduct his own spiritual journey by visiting the holly city. He became a true Muslim and described his time in Mecca as a must experience for every Muslim. It was then that he developed a new perspective on racism. During his journey, he encountered people from white descent who were not racist. He realized that America’s current stance on racial issues was the outcome of hundreds of years of mistreatment towards