Malcolm X's Contribution To The Nation Of Islam

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To pass the time during his jail time. Malcolm X read constantly, getting any books from the prison library in an attempt make up for the years of education he had missed by dropping out of high school. Also while in prison he was visited by several siblings who had joined to the Nation of Islam, a small sect of black Muslims who embraced the idea of black nationalism, the idea that in order to secure freedom, justice and equality, black Americans needed to establish their own state entirely separate from white Americans. Malcolm X converted to the Nation of Islam while in prison, and upon his release in 1952 he abandoned his birth last name "Little," which he considered a relic of slavery, in favor of the surname "X"-a tribute to the unknown name of his African ancestors. Now a free man, Malcolm X traveled to Detroit, Michigan, where he worked with the leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad, to expand the movement 's following among black Americans nationwide.

Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little became a drug dealer and thief after dropping out of the educational system. He later went to prison and after spending multiple years in the prison institution he developed a higher religious level of education from the nation of Islam. He immediately became a member and spoke their beliefs to the people. Malcolm later on found out the true colors of the organization and was unpleased with the actions they associated in. Malcolm X’s decision to break away from the nation of Islam and speak on his own beliefs and his efforts to encourage African American people to defend themselves at any means necessary against acts of racism, was no justification for his assassination.

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1. The name Malcolm X given by the Nation of Islam in 1952; the name Malcolm Little given by his parents on May 19, 1925; his last name el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz was given by the Sunni Islam in 1964. He was three extremely different people during his short life span of just 39 years. During the young Malcolm Little years, from 1925 to 1939, he experienced the difficult times the Jim Crow era, for example frequent hanging, brutal oppression and vicious murders of Black people.

The days of Detroit Red came to an end in 1946 when Malcolm and Shorty Jarvis along with their two white girlfriends went on a robbery spree. Malcolm was convicted of larceny, breaking and entering and carrying a weapon. At age 20, he was given a concurrent eight to ten year sentence and was sent to Charleston State Prison where he was forced to get clean and detox. During his seven years in prison (1946 – 1952), Malcolm underwent a great alteration to his mind set and character.

This story told by Malcolm X described his personal life starting at a very young age. At a very young age, he already noticed the huge amount of racism in America in the late 1920’s. Black Americans were set up for failure and it was made very hard to succeed. Malcolm Little fell into that path. After getting caught with many illegal activities, he is sent to prison, where he finds his faith and becomes the influential leader that helped to end segregation in America.