Gulf University of Science and Technology

Malcolm X and the effect of his literature
On the Black Civil Rights Movement

Ohoud Al-Awadhi
Ibrahim Al-Hiyari
American Literature
12/1/13

Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on the day of May 19, 1925. He decided to withdrawal from middle school at the age 15. This resulted in the him being convicted of robbery and as a result, being sent to prison at the age of twenty one. In that facility, the Nation of Islam which were a group of Black Muslims, were a group of which he found interest in. After he left prison in 1952, he devoted himself to helping the Black Muslims, and later adopted the name; Malcolm X. Unfortunately, the group eventually decided to overthrow him, due to remarks made about John F. Kennedy (Helfer 34). This led him to depart from that movement. During March, 1964, he was occupied in arranging first the Muslim Mosque, Inc., and the Organization of Afro American Unity. He travelled twice to Africa and the Middle East also in the same year. That would end only three months after he returned (X &Perry 14). Once he landed in United States, he was assassinated in the city of New York on February 21, 1965. Since his child hood, Malcolm X was born into a society that embarked the ideas of radical Black tradition. Once he left prison, Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam and was taught by Elijah Muhammad. As with all Nation of Islam members, Malcolm little transformed to Malcolm X, to counter his slave name and embark on a journey for the search of his true personality. He also decided to take the family name of Shabazz, but still continued to use the X because of the popularity it gained over the years (Ball 29). He rose quickly in the Nation of Islam and later became the national spokesperson for it. The Nation was popularized by the organizing efforts of Malcolm X. As