MALCOM X

MARIA FAURA PARDO

Introduction
First a clarification

Malcolm Little

Introduction
Why is he interesting?
Why did I choose him?

MINISTER OF THE
NATION OF ISLAM

Early life

Early life
Detroit Red

(Key event)

Who influenced him?

Elijah Muhammad

The beliefs of the Nation of Islam

included the following:

Key concept
What does Nation of
Islam believe

Islam promoted:
1. Blacks to become
educated
2. The rights of
blacks to defend
themselves
3. Economic
development of the
black community

1. Members had to be non-whites (whites were

the enemy)Membership was encouraged no
matter what your social status or level of sin
2. That whites were attacking blacks physically
and psychologically
3. That whites wanted to keep blacks in an
inferior position
4. That blacks would be kept financially
inferior by depending on whites for income
5. That whites were undermining black self
assurance
6. That whites encouraged blacks to hate
themselves by depriving them of knowledge of
their own history

List major Accomplishments

1953

InDecember1953,alittlemorethanayearafterhewasparoledfromprison,Malcolmwasnamedtheministeratthe
NOIsBostonmosque,TempleNo.11.ThefollowingyearhealsobecametheministeratTempleNo.12(Philadelphia)
andTempleNo.7(NewYork).

1957

MuhammadSpeaks,theNOInewspaper,wasfoundedbyMalcolmin1957.

1960

Beginning in the 1960s, Malcolm was invited to participate in numerous debates, including forums on radio stations
(LosAngeles,NewYork,Washington),televisionprograms(OpenMind,TheMikeWallaceNewsProgram)and
universities(HarvardLawSchool,HowardUniversity,ColumbiaUniversity).

1963

In1963,theNewYorkTimesreportedthatMalcolmXwasthesecondmostsoughtafterspeakerintheUnitedStates.
OnJune29,1963MalcolmleadtheUnityRallyinHarlem.Itwasoneofthenationslargestcivilrightsevents.

1964

AfterbefriendingandministeringtoboxerCassiusClay,theboxerdecidestoconverttotheMuslimreligionandjoin
theNationofIslam.InFebruary1964,ClayannounceshehaschangedhisnametoMuhammadAli.
In March 1964, after his split with the NOI, Malcolm forms the Muslim Mosque, Inc. Several months later, he also
organizestheOrganizationsofAfroAmericanUnity(OAAU).

1965

Malcolmsautobiography,whichheworkedonfortwoyearswithwriterAlexHaley,waspublishedinNovember1965.

 HISTORICAL IMPACT

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law,

respect everyone; but if someone puts his
hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
>He felt that just because Black people
were different, didnt mean that they should
just lay down and take the abuse from white
people. He felt that black people shouldnt
conform to the ways of white people. They
shouldnt change their appearance, they
should embrace who they are.

SEPARATION OF THE
NATION OF ISLAM

"The Chickens Come

Home To Roost,"

"The true brotherhood I had seen had influenced

me to recognize that anger can blind human
vision," he said. "America is the first country ...
that can actually have a bloodless revolution."

CONCLUTION

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