Malcolm X 1925-1963
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Updated: 4 months ago
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May 19
Malcolm X was bornThe families home was
burn't to the groundHis father was found dead
on a trolley trackMalcolm sentenced to
jail for 8-10 yearsHe converts to the
Nation of IslamHis mother goes to
an mental hospitalHe and his siblings
are placed in foster homesMalcolm went on a
stealing spreeElijah Muhammad makes Malcolm
cheif minister of temple No.7He and Betty X have
their first child and get
marriedHe was found mentally unfit
for military serviceBetty sanders joins Harlem temple
and later adopts the name Betty XMalcolm starts his trip abroad
visiting many countriesMalcolm makes a newspaper
the nation becomes more
involved in businessMuhammad makes Malcolm
national representative of
the nation this creates resentment
inside Muhammads circle of whom don't
want Malcolm to be the next leader.An altercation leads to police
entering the Los Angeles Temple
and killing its unarmed secretary,
Ronald Stokes.Later this year, Malcolm confirms
that Elijah Muhammad has engaged
in repeated adultery and had children
with at least three of his young secretariesMalcolm and Muhammads son
Pheonix fly to Muhammad to
confront him.
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