He thought he could actually be accepted and become a Muslim. ... Malcolm Little was 27 years old when he entered the Nation of Islam in 1952. ... The X was used instead to represent his lost African name like many other African American Muslims did. Malcolm X quickly rose his membership status by proving he was a loyal and passionate Muslim to the Nation of Islam. ... He inspired others as he told about when he turned his own life around from selling drugs and committing burglaries to becoming a sober person and Muslim. ...

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While in prison, he learned about the Nation of Islam's leader, Elijah Muhammad. ... He dropped his last name, considered a "slave name" by Black Muslims, and became Malcolm X. Malcolm X later became the Nation of Islam's most prominent leader. ... However, the insensitive nature of the statement reflected poorly on the Black Muslims" (Finkelman). In 1964, Malcolm X publicly announced his split with the Nation of Islam. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Malcolm was soon appointed minister and national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. ... In 1964 he terminated his relationship with the Nation of Islam and founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. Now that Malcolm had left the Nation of Islam, he wanted now to find the truth and began to learn Orthodox Islam. ... He now realized the true Islam and that a man's colour has no bearing on the man himself. "The colour-blindness of the Muslim world's religious society and the colour-blindness of the Muslim world's human society: these two influences had each day been making a greater impa...

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He became a follower of Elijah Muhamad's Black Muslims (Levy 137). When he was released from prison in 1952 he became a minister of the Black Muslims. ... On his journey he meet white Muslims who treated him like a brother. ... After X became independent from the Black Muslims, he seemed to grow closer to King. ... The Nation of Islam was believed to be behind the bombing. ...

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He became a follower of Elijah Muhamad's Black Muslims (Levy 137). When he was released from prison in 1952 he became a minister of the Black Muslims. ... On his journey he meet white Muslims who treated him like a brother. ... After X became independent from the Black Muslims, he seemed to grow closer to King. ... The Nation of Islam was believed to be behind the bombing. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Malcolm spent his time in jail educating himself and learning more about the Nation of Islam (later known as the Black Muslims). ... The Nation of Islam also strictly followed the Islamic belief. ... Many Muslims kept the name "X" because in math, "X" is represented as an unknown variable like their real last name. ... To represent the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad chose Malcolm X. ... These events eventually led to his break away from the Nation of Islam. ...

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During his seven-year prison sentence Malcolm studied the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad and was converted to the Black Muslim faith. ... After being released from prison in 1952, he changed his last name to "X," which was a custom among Nation of Islam followers who considered their family names to have originated with white slaveholders. By this time Malcolms' success had aroused jealousy within the Black Muslim hierarchy. In March of 1964 he terminated his relationship with the Nation of Islam and founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. FBI agents still working in the Nati...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

During his seven-year prison sentence Malcolm studied the teachings of Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad and was converted to the Black Muslim faith. ... After being released from prison in 1952, he changed his last name to "X," which was a custom among Nation of Islam followers who considered their family names to have originated with white slaveholders. By this time Malcolms' success had aroused jealousy within the Black Muslim hierarchy. In March of 1964 he terminated his relationship with the Nation of Islam and founded the Muslim Mosque, Inc. FBI agents still working in the Nati...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Malcolm became interested though in a black nationalist group called "The Lost-Found Nation of Islam in the Wilderness of North-America", or "The Black Muslims". ... The thought of being free from oppression, instilled excitement and a drive to study the teachings of the Nation of Islam. ... The Nation of Islam preached that the only solution to the race problem was separation of the races. ... The Nation of Islam was passive even though it encouraged self...

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Elijah was a leader of the Nation of the Nation of Islam, this religion taught that Allah(the Muslim god) would unite black and white together. Malcom spent 12 years of his life as a minister for Nation of Islam, winning followers with his strong speeches. ...

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The Situation of African-Americans in America In their motherland Africa, black people lived together in tribes with the families staying together in the village and leading a live according to strong morals and rites. Each tribe had developed a culture and often an own language, and the people either prayed to their own Gods or (especially in north and central Africa) followed the teachings of the Koran. But in the eyes of most Europeans, all Africans were ignorant, pagan savages who needed to be introduced to Christianity and Western civilisation. When America was discovered in 1492, Eur...

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When the Arabs arrived in America, most of them were following the religion, Islam. The Muslims were not necessarily welcomed by the oppressors due to their different religion and their women who were covered up by their hijabs. ... People like Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein who promised to overthrow the monarchy that restricted its citizens from having basic rights and Malcolm X who supported Islam and even worked with Martin Luther King at point were some of the people who were inspired by him. ...

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At the start of Malcolm X's journey as a self-educated black leader he talked a lot about hating white people, was a black Muslim with a nationalistic ideology, and spoke with violent rhetoric to intimidate white people. ... However, he went through several phases in his life, one key phase was after his break with the black Muslims after visiting Mecca. ... Look at the black Muslims." ... However after Malcolm's break with the Nation of Islam and trip to Mecca he realized that women play a crucial role in the progress of men. ...

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"This response to a published statement by eight fellow clergymen from Alabama (Bishop C. C. J. Carpenter, Bishop Joseph A. Durick, Rabbi Hilton L. Grafman, Bishop Paul Hardin, Bishop Holan B. Harmon, the Reverend George M. Murray, the Reverend Edward V. Ramage and the Reverend Earl Stallings) was c...

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