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Covers the Muslim leader's impoverished childhood and criminal career, his conversion to the Black Muslims and self-education while in jail, his time as Black Muslim spokesman, his pilgrimage to Mecca and embrace of orthodox Islam, and his assassination
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In the 1950s and 1960s, Malcolm X challenged America to face the truth of its prejudice toward its African American citizens. Born in poverty in Lansing Michigan, he fell into a life of petty crime, until he discovered the Black Muslim religion in jail. Eventually, he turned his life around, continued to seek teachers, and instructed others too. His influence continues to be felt around the world.
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