Malcolm X
By: Dee Johnson
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Introduction
Malcolm Little (X) was a
good person, even
hough he used
violence he was still
doing it for a good
cause. Learn more
about him on this
power point.
Arrested
• Malcolm was arrested in 1944 for selling
drugs for money, illegally gambling, he
started robbing, and doing bad things to
people.
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Burglary
• In 1940 Malcolm moved to Boston, Massachusetts were
he lived with his sister. He later started getting into
trouble.
• He soon began selling illegal drugs. He then moved to
New York city were he continued crime by selling drugs
for money, illegally gambling, he started robbing, and
doing bad things to people. He
eventually went to prison for six
years.
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Civil Rights Movement
• He made a huge impact in the Civil Rights
Movement
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Died
• Malcolm X died February 1965 at age 39
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Elijah Muhammad
• Elijah Muhammad was Malcolm’s teacher
and mentor. He was also leader of the
NOI.
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Father
• Earl Little was his dad. He died at a young
age. He was found crushed under a
trolley 2 years after the fire at Malcolm’s
childhood home.
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Gambled
• Malcolm X gambled illegally during his
time of crime.
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Hospital
• His mother lived in a mental hospital for
24 years.
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ill
• His mother became mentally ill and could
no longer support her family and went to a
Mental Institution.
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Father
• Earl Little was his dad. He died at a young
age. He was found crushed under a
trolley 2 years after the fire at Malcolm’s
childhood home.
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Father
• Earl Little was his dad. He died at a young
age. He was found crushed under a
trolley 2 years after the fire at Malcolm’s
childhood home.
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Justice
• Malcolm wanted justice and sometimes
tried to get it by using violence.
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Ku-Klux-Klan
• The KKK burned down Malcolm’s house.
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Losses
• He lost a lot of his family.
• Mom
• Dad
Malcolm X
• Malcolm was born on May 19,
1925
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NOI
• Is a group that practices a form of the
religion called Islam.
OAAU
• The OAAU
• (Organization of Afro-American Unity)
• They wanted blacks to think and do things
for themselves.
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Prepared
• Malcolm was prepared
to die. He knew
someone was coming
for him to kill him.
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Quit
• He did all he could to help people and
change the world and never quit, even up
until he died.
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Racism
• Malcolm hated racism, that was one thing
he was fighting
for, to end racism.
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Shot
• Malcolm X was shot 15 times at point
blank range, and died on February 1965
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Tough
• Malcolm’s speeches were tough
and out going.
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Unity
• The way Malcolm used unity is to educate
Black people and other races on equality
of all people.
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Violence
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• Malcolm Little (X) would use violence if he
had to, to fight racism against Black
people.
Wise
• He figured out that blacks all over were
being treated cruelly.
http://blogs.clarionledger.com/jmitchell/2011/04/25/justice-department-considersreinvestigation-of-malcolm-x-assassination/
X
• Malcolm X was not his
name it was Malcolm Little.
He changed his name
when he became a
Muslim.
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Young
• Malcolm was a smart, focused student.
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Zombie
• Malcolm X said, “I did many things as a
[Black] Muslim that I'm sorry for now. I was
a zombie then.”
http://www.malcolm-x.org/media/pic_01.htm
Conclusion
• As you can tell he was a very good man
even though he used violence, the reason
was to fight racism. Some people have to
use it to make a difference.
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Works cited
• Melody S. Mis, Meet Malcolm X, The
Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.