1. Malcolm X By: Meghan Lawlor, Maria Richart, Daniel Amuedo, Elle Aronson, Sydney Driscoll, and Abbi Kramer yeyeolade.wordpress.com

2. www.pbs.org Malcolm X’s Childhood  was born on May 19,1925, in Omaha, Nebraska  got threats from people  eventually his house was burned down  father died in a supposed car accident  mother went crazy without father, putting all of her seven children in juvenile homes  turned to a life of crime with nobody to teach him right from wrong

3. Life in Prison  read and copied words from the dictionary  was interested in learning how to read and write  borrowed tablets and dictionaries from the prison  Bimbi inspired him to learn because he was jealous of his knowledge  embraced the Black Muslim faith gatheringforces.org

4. Violent Protesting  made speeches convincing people to support his idea of non- integration and black power  felt that King had “not a dream but a nightmare and he [MLK] was too dumb to know it”.  believed that violence was a good way to protect people of non-fairness examiner.com

5.  Up to 1964 was a member and leader of Nation of Islam  After visiting North Africa and the middle East, was inspired to lead peaceful protests  Views change http://africawithin.com /malcolmx/malcolm_bi o.htm

6. Assassination  preparing to make a speech  tried to calm the people  shot him in the chest with a shotgun  had 21 gunshot wounds, ten of them from the initial shotgun  assassinated February 21, 1965  buried in Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York findagrave.com

7. Citations  Applebee, N., Arthur. Literature and Language. Boston: McDougal Littell, 1994. 472-475. Print.  Simkin, John. "Malcolm X:Biography." Spartacus Educational. Spartacus Educational, n.d. Web. 15 Feb 2012 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmalcolmX. htm  "Malcolm X (1925-1965)." PBS Online. American Experience, 5.19.05. Web. 15 Feb 2012. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/peopleevents/ p_malcolmx.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/peopleevents/ p_malcolmx.html  "Biography Of Malcolm X." Estate of Malcolm X. (2001): n. page. Web. 21 Feb. 2012.. http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=gRSgUTWffMQ&feature=yo utu.be