USA Malcolm X
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- Malcolm X
- he had a troubled upbringing, during which white racists murdered his father
- he was involved in crime and illegal drugs in his youth and went to prison, where joined the Nation of Islam
- NOI= a racial group that mixed ideas from Islam with those of black separatism
- he became a spokesperson for the NOI, arguing that black and white Americans should live separately
- he believed white Americans could not help black Americans achieve equality
- he related well to angry young people in Northern US cities
- he set up the Organisation of Afro-American Unity
- it aimed to unite all people of African descent and achieve political and economical independence from white Americans
- members of the NOI assassinated him in 1965
- before his death he came to believe that integration with whites might be possible
- his pilgrimage to Mecca demonstrated that Muslims of different races could be united in faith
- an effective public speaker and spoke with conviction and passion
- in a speech in June 1964 he said that black people shocked defend themselves 'by any means necessary'
- he said white Americans would never allow equality unless forced to do so
- Malcom X's change of attitude
- he left the NOI in 1964 to start up his own religious group
- Muslim Mosque, Inc (MMI)
- the NOI became his enemy and sent him death threats
- members firebombed his home and he needed bodyguards
- he was shot 15 times on 21st February 1965 while speaking in Harlem
- 15,000 people attended his funeral on 27th February
- his pilgrimage caused him to reject many of his old beliefs about separatism
- he worked with other civil rights groups and set up the Organisation of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) in 1964
- he met SNCC and CORE members to explore the possibility of working together
- he left the NOI in 1964 to start up his own religious group
- his birth name was Malcolm Little, which he rejected as a slave name
- he replaced 'Little' with 'X' for unknown
- Malcolm X
- he had a troubled upbringing, during which white racists murdered his father
- he was involved in crime and illegal drugs in his youth and went to prison, where joined the Nation of Islam
- NOI= a racial group that mixed ideas from Islam with those of black separatism
- he became a spokesperson for the NOI, arguing that black and white Americans should live separately
- he believed white Americans could not help black Americans achieve equality
- he related well to angry young people in Northern US cities
- he set up the Organisation of Afro-American Unity
- it aimed to unite all people of African descent and achieve political and economical independence from white Americans
- members of the NOI assassinated him in 1965
- before his death he came to believe that integration with whites might be possible
- his pilgrimage to Mecca demonstrated that Muslims of different races could be united in faith
- an effective public speaker and spoke with conviction and passion
- in a speech in June 1964 he said that black people shocked defend themselves 'by any means necessary'
- he said white Americans would never allow equality unless forced to do so
- Malcom X's change of attitude
- he left the NOI in 1964 to start up his own religious group
- Muslim Mosque, Inc (MMI)
- the NOI became his enemy and sent him death threats
- members firebombed his home and he needed bodyguards
- he was shot 15 times on 21st February 1965 while speaking in Harlem
- 15,000 people attended his funeral on 27th February
- his pilgrimage caused him to reject many of his old beliefs about separatism
- he worked with other civil rights groups and set up the Organisation of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) in 1964
- he met SNCC and CORE members to explore the possibility of working together
- he left the NOI in 1964 to start up his own religious group
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