Early Life and Family
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, this was Malcolm X's original legal surname.
Who is Little?
At age 21, Malcolm was arrested and sentenced to 8 to 10 years for this specific crime.
What is burglary?
He was the long-time leader of the Nation of Islam and Malcolm’s primary mentor for many years.
Who is Elijah Muhammad?
Malcolm publicly cut ties with the Nation of Islam in this year.
What is 1963?
Malcolm X collaborated with this famous writer to document his life's story.
Who is Alex Haley?
Malcolm’s father was a Baptist preacher and a supporter of this famous black activist.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Malcolm became an "insatiable reader" while in prison thanks to the influence of this fellow inmate.
Who is John Bembry?
In 1957, Malcolm organized a massive demonstration in this NYC neighborhood to protect a victim of police violence.
What is Harlem?
Malcolm's disillusionment began after learning about the leader's involvement in these types of affairs.
What are extramarital affairs?
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm was assassinated while preparing to speak at this Manhattan venue.
What is the Audubon Ballroom?
These organizations frequently terrorized the Little family during Malcolm's childhood.
What are white supremicist groups?
This is the letter Malcolm adopted to represent his lost African surname.
What is X?
This was the name of the hospitalized victim of police violence that Malcolm protected in 1957.
Who is Hinton Johnson?
To reaffirm his faith, Malcolm traveled on a cultural journey to these two specific cities.
What are Mecca and Cairo?
According to the transcript, Malcolm X was shot by three members of this organization.
What is the Nation of Islam?
Despite being a brilliant student, Malcolm dropped out of school at age 15 after being demeaned by these people.
Who are his (white) teachers?
Malcolm’s radical new worldview developed in prison was centered on these two concepts
What are liberation and self-determination?
Malcolm's vision of black nationalism was often met with skepticism because he did not rule out this as a means of defense.
What is violence?
Following his travels, Malcolm cultivated a hope for a peaceful resolution to the struggle for this.
What is racial equality?
Malcolm referred to a country as this type of government when 22 million citizens aren't permitted citizenship.
What is lunacy, or false democracy
In 1958, Malcolm married this woman, a fellow Nation of Islam devotee with whom he had six children.
Who is Betty Shabazz
Malcolm officially joined this pro-black religious group while serving his time.
What is the Nation of Islam?
Malcolm's rapid rise and powerful influence quickly attracted the attention and surveillance of this government agency.
What is the FBI?
Upon his return home, Malcolm and his family were plagued by these, largely from his former organization.
What are death threats?
The video describes Malcolm as a "crusader" for this specific movement.
What is the Civil Rights movement?