Malcolm x parents

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. It further alleges they concealed evidence and information about his death from the family and the public. While three members of the Nation of Islam were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for murdering the year-old activist, two of the men—Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam—were exonerated in after spending 20 years behind bars.

Hagan was released in after more than 40 years behind bars.

Malcolm x family

Malcolm X was a minister, civil rights activist , and prominent Black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the s and s. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere members at the time he was released from prison in to 40, members by The fiery civil rights leader broke with the Nation of Islam shortly before his assassination in at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech.

He was 39 years old. He was the fourth of eight children born to Louise, a homemaker, and Earl Little, a preacher who was also an active member of the local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and avid supporter of Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. In fact, Malcolm Little had his first encounter with racism before he was even born.

However, the racism the family encountered in Lansing proved even greater than in Omaha. Earl moved the family to East Lansing where he built a new home. Although the family believed Earl was murdered by white supremacists from whom he had received frequent death threats, the police officially ruled his death a streetcar accident, thereby voiding the large life insurance policy he had purchased in order to provide for his family in the event of his death.

In , she was committed to a mental institution where she remained for the next 26 years. Malcolm and his siblings were separated and placed in foster homes. He attended Mason High School where he was one of only a few Black students.