Malcolm X
Chapter 28, Section 3
• Malcolm Little joined The Nation of Islam when he
was in prison and changed his name to Malcolm X
• NOI: black Muslims focused on improving conditions
for African Americans in the U.S. and blacks around
the world
• X and the NOI preached that whites were the cause
of the problem and black should separate from
society
• Preached black supremacy and separation from
whites
• Later resented by other Nation of Islam members for
his popularity
• In March of 1964 - broke away from the Nation
and went on the pilgrimage to Mecca
• Malcolm X returned as El-Hajj Malik ElShabazz and preached an extremely
moderate message (more peaceful and less
separatist than before)
• founded a new tolerant Muslim organization
(Organization of Afro-American Unity) and
proposed working with MLK
• On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X was
assassinated by members of the Nation of
Islam
Malcolm X
and MLK