Malcolm X

By: Dee Johnson

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Introduction

• Malcolm Little (X) was a good person, even though he used violence he was still doing it for a good cause. Learn more about him on this power point.

Arrested

• Malcolm was arrested in 1944 for selling drugs for money, illegally gambling, he started robbing, and doing bad things to people.

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Burglary• In 1940 Malcolm moved to Boston, Massachusetts were

he lived with his sister. He later started getting into trouble.

• He soon began selling illegal drugs. He then moved to New York city were he continued crime by selling drugs for money, illegally gambling, he started robbing, and doing bad things to people. He

eventually went to prison for six

years.

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Civil Rights Movement

• He made a huge impact in the Civil Rights Movement

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Died

• Malcolm X died February 1965 at age 39

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Elijah Muhammad

• Elijah Muhammad was Malcolm’s teacher and mentor. He was also leader of the NOI.

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• Earl Little was his dad. He died at a young age. He was found crushed under a trolley 2 years after the fire at Malcolm’s childhood home.

Father

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Gambled

• Malcolm X gambled illegally during his time of crime.

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Hospital

• His mother lived in a mental hospital for 24 years.

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ill

• His mother became mentally ill and could no longer support her family and went to a Mental Institution.

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• Earl Little was his dad. He died at a young age. He was found crushed under a trolley 2 years after the fire at Malcolm’s childhood home.

Father

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• Earl Little was his dad. He died at a young age. He was found crushed under a trolley 2 years after the fire at Malcolm’s childhood home.

Father

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Justice

• Malcolm wanted justice and sometimes tried to get it by using violence.

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Ku-Klux-Klan

• The KKK burned down Malcolm’s house.

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Losses• He lost a lot of his family.

• Mom

• Dad

Malcolm X• Malcolm was born on May 19,

1925

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NOI

• Is a group that practices a form of the religion called Islam.

OAAU

• The OAAU

• (Organization of Afro-American Unity)

• They wanted blacks to think and do things for themselves.

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Prepared

• Malcolm was prepared to die. He knew someone was coming for him to kill him.

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Quit• He did all he could to help people and

change the world and never quit, even up until he died.

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Racism

• Malcolm hated racism, that was one thing he was fighting for, to end racism.

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Shot

• Malcolm X was shot 15 times at point blank range, and died on February 1965

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Tough

• Malcolm’s speeches were tough and out going.

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Unity

• The way Malcolm used unity is to educate Black people and other races on equality of all people.

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Violence

• Malcolm Little (X) would use violence if he had to, to fight racism against Black people.

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Wise• He figured out that blacks all over were

being treated cruelly.

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X

• Malcolm X was not his name it was Malcolm Little. He changed his name when he became a Muslim.

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Young

• Malcolm was a smart, focused student.

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Zombie• Malcolm X said, “I did many things as a

[Black] Muslim that I'm sorry for now. I was a zombie then.”

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Conclusion

• As you can tell he was a very good man even though he used violence, the reason was to fight racism. Some people have to use it to make a difference.

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Works cited

• Melody S. Mis, Meet Malcolm X, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.