Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. Growing up for Malcolm was difficult because of his father’s early death as well as constant harassment, which lead to their house being burnt to the ground. In 1946 Malcolm was sentenced to 8-10 years in prison for armed robbery. While in prison Malcolm converted to the Nation of Islam and later changed his name to Malcolm X and became the Assistant Minister of the Nation of Islam's Detroit Temple.
In 1963 the Nation of Islam orders Malcolm X to be silent concerning President Kennedy’s assassination. This led him to start his own Organization, which was Muslim Mosque and also started the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Tensions between Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X grew because of his breakup with the Nation of Islam. Informants from the Nation of Islam stated Malcolm X had been marked for an assassination.
By 1964, Malcolm X was an entirely different man then the one that was known in the 50’s and early 60’s. His change on the outlook on life has been said to be a blessing by some, and intolerable by others. In fact some know considered him a d
Malcolm X was a man that relied on his beliefs to guide him through life. There was a point in his life when it seemed like everything was over for Malcolm. He found him self imprisoned as a young-adult. Malcolm would gain strong ties with the Nation of Islam and with the leader Muhammad. Ironically the one man that helped him get out of some difficult times would ultimately put him back in them. Malcolm would find out some disturbing news about Muhammad, which would cause him much distrust towards him. Problems rose and eventually Malcolm gave up his ties with the nation of Islam. He would start organizations in which he would speak for the rights of African-Americans and he would also state how he renounced the Nation of Islam and Muhammad. This would anger Muhammad and the rest of the Nation of Islam. There would be several threats placed on his life. Eventually he would be assassinated as spoken of above. He died preaching what he believed in. However, it was obvious that there were people that disliked Malcolm due to his relations with the Nation of Islam. They wanted to spoil Malcolm’s ideas and his life by killi