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Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an African-American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.
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To escape harassment from the Ku Klux Klan in Nebraska, Earl Little moved his family from state to state, finally settling in Lansing, Michigan in 1928. But the Little family still faced racism, when their home in a white neighborhood in Lansing was burned to the ground by the Black Legion, a white supremacist group. In 1931, Malcolm X's father was...
Malcolm X rose to prominence as a member of the Nation Of Islam (N.O.I.), which he joined while serving a prison sentence for burglary charges around 1948. The N.O.I. was founded in 1930 in Detroit by Wallace Fard Muhammad. In 1934, Muhammad mysteriously disappeared, forcing the Honorable Elijah Muhammad to take over, becoming Malcolm X's teacher a...
In 1958, Malcolm X proposed to his future wife from a phone booth in Detroit. Her name was Betty Dean Sanders and she was from Detroit. She was raised in the predominantly Black North End neighborhood with her foster parents Lorenzo and Hellen Malloy, who were business people and activists in their community, and members of Bethel African Methodist...
Malcolm X was known as an articulate speaker, charismatic person, and an untiring organizer. He recorded hundreds of speeches during his time with the N.O.I. from 1952-1964, and during the final year of his life in 1965. Three of his more famous speeches were recorded in Detroit. "Messages to the Grassroots" took place at Historic King Solomon Bapt...
When Malcolm X moved to Boston, he was given the "Detroit Red" nickname, derived from his fiery-red hair, light-skinned complexion, and time spent living in the Detroit area. While in Boston, he spent a lot of his time in shady nightclubs and adopted the life of crime, involved in drug dealing, gambling, prostitution, and theft. In 1946, he was sen...
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Feb 14, 2012 · Malcolm X (1925-1965) lived in the Lansing vicinity from 1928-1940. His time in Michigan tells a very important part of history, full of struggle and defiance in a racist society.
Betty Shabazz (born Betty Dean Sanders; [2] May 28, 1934/1936 [a] – June 23, 1997), also known as Betty X, was an American educator and civil rights advocate. She was married to Malcolm X . Shabazz grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where her foster parents largely sheltered her from racism.
Feb 18, 2023 · Malcolm X traveled widely to build up Nation of Islam temples and speak about Black power. Key moments happened in Lansing, Inkster and Detroit.
Malcolm X Shabazz High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, as part of the Newark Public Schools. Founded as South Side High School in 1912, the school was renamed in 1972 in memory of Malcolm X.
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Jan 17, 2024 · Welcome to the 2023-24 School Year. The Yoruba proverb states, “Ora na azu nwa"or “It takes a whole village to raise a child.” As such, we welcome the dynamic leaders and faculty who have joined the Shabazz Family so as to meet the needs of our growing student population.
