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Malcolm X's Impact

 

            
             In the course of human history there will always be change. In order to bring about that change there .
             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 .
             violence were unsuccessful. .
             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 .
             accident. Shortly after Louise suffered an emotional breakdown and was hospitalized, the children were split up .
             amongst various foster home and orphanages.
             Malcolm proved to be a strong child and graduated at the top of his class in middle school. Strangely, .
             Malcolm's future was forever altered when his favorite teacher told him that his dream of becoming a lawyer was .
             "no realistic goal for a nigger." Dismayed, Malcolm dropped out of school and spent time in Boston working .
             various jobs. He traveled to Harlem and began a criminal life where he organized narcotic, prostitution, and .
             gambling rings. He moved back to Boston and was eventually arrested for burglary in which he earned seven .
             years in prison.
             Malcolm used his time in prison to further his education.


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