1. Autobiography of Malcolm X
After the 8th grade, Malcolm moved to Boston where he worked various jobs and eventually became involved in criminal activity.4 In his autobiography Malcolm X referred to this part of his past as "Detroit Red". Detroit Red was a drug dealing criminal who was a danger to himself and to the Black community. ... Elijah Muhammad spoke of how in this wilderness of North America, for centuries the "blue-eyed devil white man" had brainwashed the "so-called Negro." ...
While Malcolm was in Harlem, he also got the nickname "Detroit Red". The reason he acquired this name because his hometown Lansing was near Detroit and his hair was red. ... They were of all colors, from blue eyed blondes to black skinned Africans. ...
While Malcolm was in Harlem, he also got the nickname "Detroit Red". The reason he acquired this name because his hometown Lansing was near Detroit and his hair was red. ... They were of all colors, from blue eyed blondes to black skinned Africans. ...