would like 10 facts on malcolm x's beliefs and about him being a muslim!
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first convincing answer gets 10 points!Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: He was a Muslim He broke with the Nation of Islam when he found out its leader Elijah Muhammad had fathered numerous illegitemate children!. He formed his own organisation, the Organisation for Afro-American Unity He ridiculed Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech saying "While King was having a dream, the rest of us Negroes are having a nightmare"!. He started out promoting violence!. He feared assassination from the Nation of Islam, the FBI and the Ku Klux Klan and armed himself to respond!. Around 1965 he visited Mecca and had a conversion to non-violence!. On 21st Feb 1965 he attended a speaking engagement at the Audibon Ballroom in New York!. It was a Saturday!. As he entered, 3 men attacked with firearms and killed him!. His original name was Malcolm Little!. His wife gave birth to twins a few weeks later!. His book (finished after his death) The Autobiography of Malcolm X, was named by Time magazine as one of the 10 most influential books of the 20th Century!. Hope this helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Here's 19, take you pick Birth name: Malcolm Little Nickname: (early years) Detroit Red, Big Red Name change: Malcolm X; El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Birth date: May 19, 1925 Birth place: University Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska Death date: February 21, 1965 Death place: The Audubon Ballroom in New York Burial location: Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York Parents: Earl Little and Louise (Norton) Little Siblings: (in order of birth) Ella, Earl and Mary (half-siblings from Earl's previous marriage); Wilfred, Hilda, Philbert, Reginald and Yvonne Married: Betty (Sanders) X; on January 14, 1958 Children: Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah, Malaak and Malikah Hair color: Reddish brown Eye color: Brown Elementary school: Pleasant Grove Elementary School in East Lansing, Michigan Occupation: Civil rights activist Nationality: American Religion: Islam Famous tagline/quote: "By any means necessary!."Www@QuestionHome@Com |