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https://www.notablebiographies.com/Lo-Ma/Malcolm-X.html

https://www.ushistory.org/us/54h.asp

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/2/21/malcolm-x-from-nation-of-islam-to-black-power-movement

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Malcolm-X

https://aaregistry.org/story/organization-of-afro-american-unity-formed/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/malcolmx-timeline-malcolm-xs-life/

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After reading the essay a couple of times and studying up on Islam I'm understanding how this religion brought to someone at such a low point in their life would easily change them for the better. Seeing how learning to read was such an important part of the creation of this religion it only makes sense Malcolm would. In Islam, the first prophet Muhammad was told by the angel jibriaíeel to learn to read so he could recite a message and spread the word far and wide. Malcolm would also grab from studying Islam that God or Allah communicates through situations given to you, the way I see it he would grab the situations he's dealt with when losing his father and uncle to white men and being bullied into the position he was in currently in and form a message he assumed came from Allah... that message being that the white man could not be trusted and separation is the only option for peace. I believe his circumstances in early childhood, as well as his new beliefs, found through Islam, are some key building blocks to Malcolm X's Philosophy and his goals for himself and all black people as a group.

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In 1961 Elijah Muhammad must give the role of national representative to someone due to health issues he was having, Malcom was first on his list and was given this role. Many muslim followers did not agree with this transition and some down right didn't want him to be the Representative but what was done was done.

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In 1959 a documentary made by Mike Wallace will be aired talking about the rise of black racism and the call for Black supremacy. Malcolm and Elijah Muhammad are called to be apart of said documentary, Though Elijah was hesitant Malcolm was able to convince him to be apart of the doc along side him.

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Black male prisioners would observe Malcolms outcome and go a similar route as Him, while in jail many Black men would convert and become muslim in a way following in his foot steps.

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Malcolm announces an Organization in 1964 called the OAAU (Organization of Afro- American Unity) Created to group black people together to cooperate and fight for human rights for African Americans. This Organization was rich in Marcus Garveys philosophy and belief that African Americans Should separate from White America and return to Africa.

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Malcolm administered mosques for the nation Islam in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston while also supporting the nation's newspaper "Muhammad Speaks".  Muhammad speaks was printed directly from Malcolm X's Basement.

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Biographical Facts: The Rise of Influence 

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Biographical Facts: The Rise of Influence 

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After Malcolm's release from prison, he began to help lead the Nation of Islam during a period of exponential growth with influence. During this period (1952) Malcolm would meet Elijah Muhammad and be a founder of the newspaper "Muhammad speaks" Used to expose injustices and other things along those lines

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Malcolm's real name isn't Malcolm X but actually Malcolm Little. After the eye-opening experience he had in jail he was compelled to forget his last name as he was convinced his real bloodline was lost by enslavement. He would later take on the variable X as a replacement for his last name.

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Biographical Facts: Following in His Foot Steps

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Biographical Facts: Following in His Foot Steps

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Malcolm believed the white man could not be trusted and that integration was an awful idea. Malcolms Movement would fall right in line with the movement his father followed by the Black nationalist Marcus Garvey who believed that African Americans should separate themselves from White people instead of aiming to be brought together.

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Malcolm's time was well utilized when behind bars, He would go on to read many books on Philosophy, History, and Religion. While being visited in jail by his brother he is told about " Black Muslims". This leads Malcolm to research the group and become a follower himself. These events he would refer to in his essay "Learning how to read"

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Biographical Facts: Malcolm's Criminal Foot Print

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Biographical Facts: Malcolm's Criminal Foot Print

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Around 1938 Malcolm would be put in a juvenile detention home for delinquency. After visiting the black ghetto of Roxbury Malcolm would begin his criminal lifestyle doing burglaries, selling drugs, and gambling. Later around 1942 Malcolm moved to New York where he would continue his crimes and adjust to the street life of NYC. Later his reputation in the criminal underworld would rise and he would be known by the name "Detroit Red". Malcolms Karma would catch up to him in the year 1946 when he is given 10 years in prison for a burglary he committed.

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Biographical Facts: Malcolm's Early Life

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Biographical Facts: Malcolm's Early Life

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Malcolm was 1 of 8 kids in his household, His father was a baptist minister and an avid follower of black nationalist Marcus Garvey. His father would unfortunately gain unwanted attention from the Ku Klux Klan and later be murdered by them allegedly. Soon after this Malcolm would be put into foster care due to his mother becoming mentally unfit to parent her children due to a number of factors.