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Malcolm X s Impact On Society s

Louise Langdon Little, Malcolm X’s mother

His struggle for justice and equality had a profound influence on people all across the world and continues to impact individuals today. Early in his childhood, Malcolm was first-hand able to see the atrocities of racism and hate. As a young child, his father, a follower of Marcus Garvey, was lynched by members of the Ku Klux Klan. His mother struggled to provide for him and his siblings, being hospitalized shortly after the death of her husband.

Malcolm X s Impact On Society s

From here, Malcolm moved in and out of a series of foster homes, practically raising himself. Eventually, he fell to a life of crime living in Boston.

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During his years on the streets, Malcolm continued to see and experience oppression against black people and the severe injustices occurring against them. It was his time here that he would later refer back to when he began to be more involved with the civil rights movement. In his early 20s, charged with stealing, Malcolm was sentenced ten life changing years in prison. Behind bars, Malcolm learned of the Nation of Islam not to be confused with mainstream Islam through letters sent to him by his older brother. Finding their teachings appealing, Malcolm converted to the Nation of Islam in prison, teaching himself to read and write in the process in order to fully comprehend its teachings.

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After being released, he continued to work and advocate for the Nation of Islam, becoming chief minister of the Harlem Mosque in His debates produced rhetoric which would surpass and defeat Onn individual who had come from a more formally educated background. Malcolm soon became a prominent figure in the fight for rights with his uncompromising and unapologetic approach to attaining equality. His academic and intellectual arguments allowed black people to feel pride in their identity and heritage as he inspired them to believe in their self worth despite what they had constantly been taught to believe.

Malcolm X s Impact On Society s

His famous trip to Saudi Arabia to perform the pilgrimage of Hajj as well as to various countries across Africa opened his eyes to a new way of thinking.]

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