Quincy Rivera
03- 10- 2016

Malcolm X

This film was a documentary on a man named Malcolm Little. Malcolm was born on May 19, 1925.

At this time racism was a big problem, blacks were being mistreated and were not given the same rights as a white man. Malcolm was a young black male growing up in the streets of Brooklyn New York. He took after what he saw growing up as a kid like doing drugs, becoming a member of a gang, and many more illegal things. His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earl’s civil rights activism prompted death threats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm’s fourth birthday. After Malcolm finished dealing with the streets he had new intentions to fight against racism. He began to gain too much power for the white men to control. He started to attract too much attention and started to receive threats from all over. This made Malcolm carry body guards everywhere he went. Even though he might have protection everywhere for himself it still was not enough to keep him from being killed.   One week later, however, Malcolm’s enemies were successful in their ruthless attempt. At a speaking engagement in the Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom on February 21, 1965, three gunmen rushed Malcolm onstage. They shot him 15 times at close range. The 39-year-old was pronounced dead on arrival at New York’s Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.