Before Malcolm X, also known as El-Hajj Malik El Shabazz, became a Black Muslim Minister, National Spokesman for the Nation of Islam and founder of Muslim Mosque, Inc he had humble beginnings in Lansing, Michigan. He was born May 19, 1925 as Malcolm Little to Earl and Louise Little. His mother was born in Grenada and had light skin because her father was a white man. His father Earl Little was a Baptist preacher and a supporter of Marcus Garvey. Malcolm was the fourth of eight children. Earl and Louise Little's children's names were Wilfred, Hilda, Philbert, Malcolm, Reginald, Wesley, Yvonne, and Robert. He had two half sisters and one half brother named Ella, Mary, and Earl, Jr. Malcolm's father was killed by Black Legion members who believed he was too outspoken in the town. Malcolm's mother was denied a large portion of life insurance money because the court ruled that Earl Little's death was suicide and that was the exception to the policy. Eventually her sanity slipped away......

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Title: The Path To Discovering Racial Identity
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Approximate Pages: 9 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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