Animated presentation of Malcom X

Malcolm X

By NeÏma and Nuala

Index

Childhood

Death

School and first criminal activities

Malcolm x and Jude

The Nation of Islam

Quote

Critics

Bibliography

The rupture

Childhood

• Born on the 19th of May 1925, Nebraska, USA

• As a child, Malcolm moved with his family to Lansing in Michigan

• Father died hit by a car in 1931

• Very poor family

• Mother was sent to an asylum/psychiatric hospital so Malcolm and his siblings were placed in foster homes or had to live with family members

+ info

School and first criminal activities

• Brilliant student but he abandoned his studies
• He moved to Boston
• During his teenage years he got involved in criminal activities such as a street hustler or drug dealer
• Arrested for robbery in 1946

Malcolm X

Ella

+ info

The Nation of Islam

• While in prison, he joined the Nation of Islam, an African American movement that combined elements of Islam with Black nationalism
• Following the Nation's rules he changed his surname, “Little” to “X”
• He decided to quit all the bad habits he had fallen into and educate himself
• Out of prison, he met Elijah Muhammad the Nation's minister and admired him a lot
• In 1958, Malcolm married Betty Shabazz and had 6 daughters with her

Betty Shabazz

Critics

John F. Kennedy Malcom X Martin Luther King

The rupture with Elijah Muhammad

• 1964: Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam because of intense disagreements between him and Elijah Muhammad
• He left the US and went for a trip in Africa and in the Middle East. During this journey, he learned that violence was not the solution to problems.
• Returning to the US, he said, “The true brotherhood I had seen had influenced me to recognize that anger can blind human vision.”

Death

• On Feburary 21st, 1965, Malcolm X died, shot in New York while giving a speech

• It is likely to think that the Nation of Islam was behind this murder, for revengeful reasons

Does Malorie Blackman have anyone like Malcolm X in her story?

Malcom x

Jude

• Members of a rebellious organisation
• Became violent throughout his teen years
• Fought for political/racial reasons

• Skin color: black

• Member of a rebellious organisation
• Became violent throughout his teen years
• Fought for political/racial reasons

• Skin color: white

“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”

Malcolm X

Bibliography

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Malcolm-X https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-x https://www.biography.com/activists/malcolm-x

Thank you for listening