During the 1960s, Malcolm X was the foremost figure in the Black Power movement.

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Brie

20 November, 03:35

During the 1960s, Malcolm X was the foremost figure in the Black Power movement.

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Karli Krause · Answer 1

Answer: Malcolm X was a symbol of the fight against racism and discrimination.

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Malcolm X was born in 1925. As a boy, he lost his father, who was killed by racists. His father was a group that sought to better position African-Americans. His father's death was characterized as an accident and if the evidence suggested murder. His mother became ill afterwards, and the unhappy Malcolm ends up in a home at the age of 12. Malcolm later moves to his cousin's house in New York, where he begins to deal with crime. Soon he ended up in prison, and that is where his life completely changed. Malcolm spent most of his time in the library.

After leaving prison, he joined the group "Nation of Islam" and renounced his surname "Little" which symbolized slavery and changed his surname to X. With his charisma and rhetoric he stood out in the fight against racism and discrimination. Malcolm X was killed in 1965 after leaving the "Nation of Islam" group, and it was the members of this group who died Malcolm. He remained remembered as a human rights activist, the leader of the black Muslims of America of that period.