Malcolm X

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Malcolm X

• The Man Who Would . . .

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The Beginning

• He was the seventh child of J. Early Little and
  the fourth of M. Louise Norton
• Malcolm grew up in Lansing MI
• His father was from Georgia and a preacher.

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Marcus Garvey Impact

• His father was a national and followed Marcus
  Garvey.
• His father was the president of the Omaha branch
  of the UNIA.
• His mother was a reporter and said that his
  mother was "an active worker in the Garvey
  movement."

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Terrorist Group

• Malcolm grew up in a proud household whose father
  was not afraid of anyone. His family was driven
  out of Omaha by the KKK when he was a baby

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Home Life

• He experienced violence not only of whites but
  his mother and father argued quite a bit. His
  father also beat his mother and they both beat
  the children.

6
A Collage

• His father's death had a major impact on the
  family. Louise Little was trying to survive with
  8 children during the depression years and
  continue on without her husband.

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Movin Up and Movin On

• He finally dropped out when he was fifteen and
  went to live with his sister Ella Mae Little
  Collins in Boston.

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The Bury

• Malcolm was attracted to the 'hood' life of
  Roxbury aka "the Bury" which differed from the
  bougie section of town. Other blacks looked down
  on folks from Roxbury.

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Actin

• Malcolm was disturbed by black who thought
  themselves better than others putting on phoney
  accents talking about being in "securities,
  banking" and the like. He called them "Hill
  clowns."

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7th Heaven

• Malcolm was overwhelmed when he arrived in
  Harlem--it was 7th heaven. "It was in Harlem
  that Malcolm was 'schooled' in his hustling trade
  by the experts . . "

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A ReEducation

• It was while he was in jail that he came under
  the influence of the teaching of the Honorable
  Elijah Muhammad, which greatly changed his life.

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Sources

• Slide 2 http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/peo
  pleevents/p_garvey.html
• Slide 4 http//www.displaysforschools.com/kkk.jp
  g
• Slide 5 http//www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/moritz/x_y
  outh.html
• Slide 6 http//www.gzg.fn.bw.schule.de/kurse/gk1
  2inf00sey/WeinertMast/images/e00_malcolmeinstieg.j
  pg
• Slide 8 http//www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/moritz/
• Slide 8 http//www.savoyballroom.com/exp/web_img
  /Photo20Files/smallsavoymarquee.jpg
• Slide 9 http//www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/moritz/x_y
  outh.html
• Slide 10 http//www.jondube.com/resume/columbia/
  harlem/images/cottonclb.jpg

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Sources

• Slide 11 http//www.cnn.com/US/9706/23/shabazz.f
  inal/muhammad.jpg