'''Malcolm X''' or '''Malcolm Little''' was born in [[Omaha]], [[Nebraska]] on the 19th of May in 1925. Malcolm was the son of a minister who was a rapid supporter of the universal improvement of the black person and [[Marcus Garvey]].
While he lived in Omaha, the family vacationed often - to a point that the house of the family has been destroyed by a fire. In 1929 the family moved to [[Lansing]], [[Michigan]]. While in Michigan, the father of the Malcolm was killed; his body was divided in two from a [[tram|streetcar ]] and his head was broken. In his autobiography, written with Alex Haley, Malcolm has alleged that his father was killed from the members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]. His mother was engaged in a mental institution. Leaving the school after the eighth grade, Malcolm made his way to [[New York City]], working for a small time as a waiter in [[Harlem]].
Malcolm began to sell and use [[drugs]], turned to [[burglary]] and, in 1946, was sentenced to a term of ten years of prison on charges of burglary. While in [[prison]] he was converted to the black section of the [[Muslim]]s, as directed by [[Elijah Muhammad]] and quickly learned the [[Koran]].