Malcolm X: a revolutionary Afro-American at home and in the rest of the world

Abstract

Malcolm X was an Afro-American revolutionary. He dedicated himself to explain the world and find ways to change it. Who was really Malcolm X? What was his impact on the Civil Rights Movement? Malcolm Little is born in 1925 in Omaha (Nebraska). His father, Earl Little was a Baptist priest, a carpenter. Malcolm was also an active supporter of the movement of Marcus Garvey, a Black Nationalist leader who advocated his return to Africa and refusal to integrate into the American society.