Malcolm Little's The Autobiography Of Malcolm X

Malcolm X is an African American man who was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. Malcolm was born in Omaha, Nebraska to his mother Louise Norton Little and Father Earl Little. Malcolm and a friend of his met up and moved to Boston. Malcolm and his friend got into some trouble and was arrested due to burglary charges and Malcolm was sentenced to 10 years in prison and after seven years was granted parole after serving 7 years. During his few years in prison, Malcolm began to become a better person day by day. He was influenced by a prisoner called Bimbi. Ever since leaving the eighth grade, Malcolm had forgotten how to read and write, but with Bimbi's encouragement, he began to read and study, even taking correspondence courses in English and …show more content…
After Malcolm was released he became a member of the Nation of Islam, as known as the black Muslims. In 1964, Malcolm traveled to the Mecca and then came back to his home where he established his own organization which was called Organization of Afro-American Unity. (W.W Norton & Company)
Malcolm X had many speeches and books that he once had written during his life before being assassinated. One of his great accomplishments were writing “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”. During his life, Malcolm has many attitudes toward his identity, mainly the significates of his color. Alex Haley wrote this work based on his interviews with Malcolm X. Malcolm tells his life story while he is in the last years of his life. Malcolm alternates between the events of his life. Malcolm struggles against both the racism of white American and the other problems and issues of various civil rights organizations. “After rising to fame as a fiery Muslim minister, Malcolm leaves the Nation of Islam to discover a more tolerant and global worldview. Malcolm’s changing perspective on racism; the similarity between hustling and activism; humanity as a basic