must be something that is so controversial that it can break people away from the normal routine they have been

accustomed to. Few people can raise the amount of attention needed to fuel that controversy. Malcolm X was

one of those few that would die trying to achieve that attention.

Earl Little was a black Baptist minister and an avid civil rights activist. On May 19, 1925 in Omaha,

Nebraska Earl and his wife Louise gave birth to Malcolm Little. Malcolm was a victim of prejudice from day

one. Before the time Malcolm was four his family had to relocate twice to avoid death threats from the Black

Legion (White Supremacists) regarding Earl's civil rights activism. Malcolm's family's attempts to avoid impending

In 1929 their Lansing, Michigan home was burned to the ground, the police ruled the fire an accident.

The family was able to battle through until 1931 when Earl's body was found lying across the town's trolley

tracks. The police also ruled this an accident, the Little's, however, strongly believed both instances were no

Malcolm proved to be a strong child and graduated at the top of his class in middle school. Strangely,

Since joining the NOI, Malcolm had strictly adhered to the teachings of Muhammad - which included

engagement in the Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965, three gunmen rushed Malcolm onstage.

organization, the Muslim Mosque, Inc.

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