Malcolm X
By:Tolomon Lewis
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INTRODUCTION
• Malcolm X was a part of the civil rights
movement. You will learn about him more
in the PowerPoint.
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Arrested
• Malcolm got arrested in 1944 for selling
illegal drugs.
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Born
• Born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Civil Rights Movement
• He made a huge impact in Civil Rights
Movement. He gave speeches, and
marched.
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Died
• Died February 1965 at age 39
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Elijah Muhammad
• Elijah Muhammad was a leader of the
NOI. He and Malcolm had some
disagreements.
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Father
• Earl Little was his father. He was found
dead crushed under a trolley 2 years after
the fire.
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Gambled
• Malcolm X gambled illegally during his
time of crime.
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Hating
• Some people did not like what Malcolm
was doing. They wanted to kill him.
ill
• His mother became ill and could no longer
support her family.
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Justice
• Malcolm wanted justice but the way he
wanted it is through violence.
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Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan burned his house down
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Losses
• Malcolm lost his mom and dad.
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Mecca
• Malcolm visited Mecca in 1964.
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NOI
• Nation of Islam was a group of people that
went against segregation and they did
speech’s and other stuff to help the Civil
Rights Movement.
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OAAU
• OAAU stands for Organization of AfroAmerican Unity. People of all races could
come.
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Prepared
• Malcolm knew he was going to get shot,
he was prepared.
Quite
• He did all he could to help people and
change the world.
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Racism
• Malcolm hated racism that was one thing
he was fighting for.
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Segregation
• Segregation was one thing Malcolm hated.
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Tough
Malcolm's speeches were tough.
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Unity
• The way Malcolm used unity is for
violence.
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Violence
• Malcolm liked violence when it had to be
used.
Whites
• Whites didn’t like what Malcolm was doing
Some though did admire him because he
was standing up for African-Americans.
X
• Malcolm changed his last name to X like
most Black Muslims. He said it
represented his lost African name.
Young
• Malcolm was a smart focused student.
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Zip
• Malcolm was not zip he worked very hard.
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Conclusion
• He thought that just because you were a
different color you should be treated with
equal rights.
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Work Cited
• Melody S. Mis, Meet Malcolm X, The
Rosen Publishing Group,inc