MALCOLM X

MALCOLM X, (1925 -1965) Controversial Muslim leader and human rights activist for African Americans’ rights.

Malcolm X is honored on street signs and buildings across the country, and the U.S. Postal Service issued his commemorative stamp in 1999^.

Narration:

Minister, speaker, and activist. His name – Malcolm X.

Born in Nebraska in 1925, Malcolm Little was the son of a Baptist minister active in the civil rights movement.

To escape threats from supremacists, they moved several times, but in Michigan, their house was burned to the ground and his father was murdered.

By 1942 Malcolm Little was a criminal. One arrest led to a seven-year prison term.  While in prison, he studied the teachings of Nation of Islam leader, Elijah Muhammad. He was released from prison in 1952, joined the Nation, and changed his name to Malcolm X.

Malcolm X emerged as an outspoken, controversial activist for African American rights. He left the Nation in 1964 and began working with the civil rights movement, and is also credited for raising the determination of African Americans to gain equal rights.

Malcolm X – A Great American

Credits: Editor: Stacy T. Holmes, ACE, Narrator: Steve Schy, Music: PartnersinRhyme.com, Digital Collection: Library of Congress, Copyright: CBN Communications