1. Essay on The Autobiography of Malcolm X
One night, when Louise Little is pregnant with Malcolm, armed Ku Klux Klansmen circle the home of Earl Little and his family. The Klansmen order Earl to come out, but he is away, preaching. Malcolm's mother tells them so, and the Klansmen leave without violence; but the encounter scares the family into leaving Omaha. They move first to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and then to Lansing, Michigan, where Malcolm grows up. The first chapter provides basic information about the Little family. Malcolm's mother was born in Grenada, in the British West Indies, and is twenty-eight when Malcolm is born on May 1...
- Word Count: 1716
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: High School