Part one of term paper
Malcolm X (born in 1925 and died in 1965), was black American leader, born in Omaha, Nebraska, as Malcolm Little. Malcolm's father, who was a Baptist minister, was an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist leader of the 1920s. The family moved to Lansing, Michigan, and when Malcolm was six years old, his father was murdered ...

Part two of term paper
... became involved in criminal activity. In 1946 Malcolm was sentenced to prison for burglary. While in prison, Malcolm became interested in the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, the leader of the Black Muslims, also called the Nation of Islam. Malcolm spent his time in jail educating himself and learning more about the Black Muslims, who advocated racial separation (Islam itself does not encourge or accept racism or racial separation but the Black Muslims group of that time did). When Malcolm was rel ...