Malcolm X: Life and Contribution to Society
Malcolm x Malcolm X was Born May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, a time when black men and women were supposed to smilingly and quietly accept their role as second-class citizens. I was a time when black people, who were politely called Negroes in those days, were expected to sit at the back of the bus. They were not allowed to use “whites-only” drinking fountains, restaurants, or rest rooms in South. Worst of all, black people in America were not supposed to have any ambition. They had no choice but to work for little money the alternative was to starve. Most white people encouraged the system because they saved a lot of money in wages they did not have to pay. Besides, they believed they were behaving according to human nature. People, no matter what color they are, do not give up the power they have not without a fight. Civil Rights Activist. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, the fourth of eight children born to Louise and Earl Little. Louise was a homemaker and Earl was a preacher who was also an active member of the local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and avid supporter of the black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Because of Earl Little's civil rights activism, the family faced frequent harassment from white supremacist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and one of its splinter factions, the Black Legion. In fact, Malcolm X had his first encounter with racism before he was even born. "When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later," he said, "a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to our home... Brandishing their shotguns and rifles, they shouted for my father to come out." The harassment continued; when Malcolm X was four years old, local Klan members smashed all of the family's windows, causing Earl Little to decide to move the family from Omaha to