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===Malcolm was soon arrested along with his friend who he called Shorty. They were arrested for burglary and for sleeping with white women. The two men were sentenced for 10 years and Malcolm was 20 years old at the time. While Malcolm was in prison he began to research history, philosophy, and religion, along with reading the dictionary everyday to earn the knowledge he knew he was capable of. He met a man who helped Malcolm change his bad ways and beliefs and Malcolm learned about the Nation of Islam( a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans)known as the Black Muslim which is led by Elijah Muhammad(Based in Chicago, Muhammad preached against white racism and advocated a Muslim way of life, which forbade drinking, smoking, and drugs; he insisted that members have jobs. The movement's separatist ideology was extreme) Malcolm was released from prison in 1952 and He changed his name from Malcolm Little (which was considered as a slave name by Muslims) to Malcolm X.===

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When Malcolm X was released from prison, he started living his life as a true Muslim. Elijah Muhammad was the Leader of the Nation of Islam but, Malcolm Was the Spokes person for The Nation of Islam and he became an eloquent speaker and started by making the National Muslim Newspaper, which attracted thousands of new members.. He progressed through the ranks rapidly, recruiting first in Detroit, then Boston and Philadelphia, and finally in New York.One source of new recruits for the Muslims was the country's jails. An estimated 600 convicts joined the movement each year, most of them staying out of jail when released and dramatically altering their values and behavior. Most of the Muslims were very good at organizing schools and businesses and providing encouragement and moral support for their members, a con was that the movement frightened whites and the growing civil rights movement. The Muslims were anti-integration, they considered nonviolence absurd and would not cooperate in demonstrating with such groups as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People or the Congress of Racial Equality. Malcolm was especially extreme in his statements of hate for whites. Malcolm didnt believe that it was right to bring whites and blacks together because of his belief of the white population as evil(at the time) which is why he wasnt for the Organization===== In 1959 The Nation watched a television documentary on the Muslims called "The Hate That Hate Produced" on "The Mike Wallace Show," and by the end of the year, the Muslims could claim 100,000 followers.Malcolm was becoming very famous and he soon noticed how other Muslim leaders were jealous of his success. He soon began to be criticized by other Black Muslim leaders and by Elijah Muhammad for forgetting the original rules to The Nation of Islam. Malcolm was thought to be too "caught up in the fame" and he was changing his ways by fading into politics. Elijah Muhammad also noticed that after a while when the media would a pproach Malcolm he would reply with what he thought from his heart and not thinking about his religous beleifs. When John F Kennedy's was assisinated Elijah told Malcolm not to speak about it because he knew Malcolm had only Negative thoughts to share. Malcolm spoke to the Media and Elijah Muhammad then suspended him from the movement.

Malcolm X then split from Elijah Muhhmad in 1864 and formed his own group called the Muslim Mosque( a muslim group formed March 12, 1964, 4 days after he left the Nation of Islam and the organization made Islamic books and collectibles. The organization was disbanded shortly after his assasination in 1965. Malcolm was determined to make the new group international and to form a Back- to - Africa Movement. The same year he made a Pilgrimmage to Mecca and visited several African countries. He met with other Muslim leaders and Scholars and learned that his racists views against whites differed from theirs. After the pilgrimmage Malcolm reconsidered his position and when he returned to the United States he annouced that his views that all whites were evil had changed and Malcolm now believed that the Western side intended for the blacks to be at the bottom society and he hoped that other Islamic Leaders would help him abolish the American racism and its Capitolistic Ramifications in Africa also.( saying that he hopes other leaders can help him fix the racism everywhere through America.He also changed his name again to El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz and he was now willing to work with more diverse helping organizations. He then formed another Organization called Afro-American Unity, which was to unify his and other organizations he had conflicts with earlier in his life.

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After all of Malcolms Success People soon began to get jealous and his house was Fireburned in 1965. Malcolm and his wife Betty Shabazz and their four children were devastated. Later on Malcolm was shot multiple times while he was making a Speech in New York City on Feb. 21, 1965. Malcolm's teaching lived on throughout his AutoBiography of Malcolm X in 1965. He was killed at age 39 and he new for a long time that he would soon be killed by other jealous Black Muslims. One of the three men convicted of shooting him were members of the Nation of Islam. His funeral was attended by many African American leaders, many were devastated. Born May 19, 1925 Killed February 21, 1963

Malcolm Little - Malcolm X - El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz