Malcolm X

By:Tolomon Lewis

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INTRODUCTION

• Malcolm X was a part of the civil rights movement. You will learn about him more in the PowerPoint.

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Arrested

• Malcolm got arrested in 1944 for selling illegal drugs.

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Born

• Born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Civil Rights Movement

• He made a huge impact in Civil Rights Movement. He gave speeches, and marched.

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Died• Died February 1965 at age 39

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Elijah Muhammad• Elijah Muhammad was a leader of the NOI.

He and Malcolm had some disagreements.

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Father

• Earl Little was his father. He was found dead crushed under a trolley 2 years after the fire.

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Gambled

• Malcolm X gambled illegally during his time of crime.

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Hating

• Some people did not like what Malcolm was doing. They wanted to kill him.

ill

• His mother became ill and could no longer support her family.

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Justice

• Malcolm wanted justice but the way he wanted it is through violence.

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Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan burned his house downKu Klux Klan burned his house down

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Losses

• Malcolm lost his mom and dad.

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Mecca

• Malcolm visited Mecca in 1964.

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NOI

• Nation of Islam was a group of people that went against segregation and they did speech’s and other stuff to help the Civil Rights Movement.

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OAAU

• OAAU stands for Organization of Afro-American Unity. People of all races could come.

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Prepared

• Malcolm knew he was going to get shot, he was prepared.

• He did all he could to help people and change the world.

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Quite

Racism

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

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Segregation

• Segregation was one thing Malcolm hated.

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Tough

Malcolm's speeches were tough.

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Unity

• The way Malcolm used unity is for violence.

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Violence

• Malcolm liked violence when it had to be used.

Whites

• Whites didn’t like what Malcolm was doing. Some though did admire him because he was standing up for African-Americans.

X

• Malcolm changed his last name to X like most Black Muslims. He said it represented his lost African name.

Young

• Malcolm was a smart focused student.

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Zip

• Malcolm was not zip he worked very hard.

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Conclusion

• He thought that just because you were a different color you should be treated with equal rights.

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Work Cited

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