Today (Wednesday, 3/15) 30 minute video on Malcolm X - take notes on his life/biography - be open minded … walk a mile in his shoes before you judge his EARLY ideas - FYI: The Nation of Islam is a “splinter” off of traditional religion of Islam Tomorrow (Thursday, 3/16) = Terms Quiz #3 (Chapter 21, Section 5)
Malcolm X (1925-1965) early life – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) - Born Atlanta, father & grandfather = prominent preachers - segregated schools, Morehouse College (black college in Atlanta), Crozer Theological Seminary in PA, Boston University - Married to Coretta Scott King 2 sons & 2 daughters - Became preacher at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL national spotlight as leader of Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955 - Helped found SCLC - Wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” 1963 - March on Washington, 1963 delivered “I Have a Dream” speech - Won Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 - Poor People’s Campaign moved to Chicago - Went to Memphis, TN, to support garbage workers’ strike assassinated on balcony of Lorraine Motel, April 4, 1968 - Today = has a national holiday in his honor; monument on National Mall in Wash, DC Malcolm X (1925-1965) early life – involvement in Nation of Islam – - Spied on by FBI after split with Nation of Islam - assassination -