User talk:Zigashane

Malcolm X
Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the family's eight children. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earl's civil rights activism prompted death threats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm's fourth birthday.

As Malcolm growing up, he become positive and was a smart child who focused student. He graduated from junior high at the top of his class. However, when a favorite teacher told Malcolm his dream of becoming a lawyer was "no realistic goal for a nigger," Malcolm lost interest in school. He dropped out, spent some time in Boston, Massachusetts working various odd jobs, and then traveled to Harlem, New York where he committed petty crimes. By 1942 Malcolm was coordinating various narcotics, prostitution and gambling rings. Malcolm X quoted that “If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” It was one of his favorite quotes because couple of people questioned his movement and what he means to blacks and exposed some harsh truths about him as a leader and motivational speaker. While most blacks respect and revere him as a great leader who taught us black pride and black power. But some blacks claimed that Malcolm didn't do anything for blacks on a larger scale. Since X was part of the Nation of Islam for a long time, they felt that having that kind of membership was a huge stain on his legacy. It’s well-known that later on in his career, he publicly denounced the Nation of Islam and realized that his beliefs were not other black peoples beliefs and in order for him to fight for blacks, he had to move outside of Islam religion and all the nonsense that comes with it.

After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the Organization of Afro-American Unity, a secular group that advocated Black Nationalism. On March 26, 1964, he met Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, D.C., after a press conference which followed both men attending the Senate to hear the debate on the Civil Rights bill. This was the only time the two men ever met; their meeting lasted only one minute, just long enough for photographers to take a picture. Malcolm and King were more radical protestors for rights of the black people. They did not kill anyone but they themself killed. Although it was never quite answered who killed this great american leader Malcolm often stated during his last years that he thought the people from the Nation of Islam were planning to murder him and he cites as a source that it was because Elijah Muhhamad was jealous of all the attention he was getting in the media and because malcolm could do something that he couldnt which was talk in front of the college crowds and defends his beliefs about the Nation of islam and his faith Ultimatly as far as we know he was right and he was muredered whiler giving a speech in harlem in 1965 someone created a distraction in the back of the room where he was preparing to make a speech and someone else came to the stage and shot him at point blank range then two other individuals shot him from point blank range and yet his funeral was held at the Faith Temple, Church of God in Christ, in Harlem. Malcolm X was shot dead at a party meeting in Harlem on 21st February, 1965. Three Black Muslims were later convicted of the murder. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, based on interviews he had given to the journalist, Alex Haley, was published in 1965.--zigashane 15:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)--zigashane 15:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)--zigashane 15:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)--zigashane 15:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)--zigashane 15:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)--zigashane 15:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)--zigashane 15:50, 10 June 2013 (UTC)