Hello my name is  Keyonte Akis.

I'm doing my project on Malcolm X. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha Nebraska.

Malcolm X was an African AmericanMuslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. I got that information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolmx.

He died on February 21,1965 in New York, New York. His parent's name were Earl and Louise Little.  Like many people in the Muslim religion he changedis surename to "X". The Muslim's 'X' symbolized the true African family name that he never could know.

Time Line

May 19, 1925 Malcolm Little is born in Omaha, NE.

1929 The family's Lansing, MI, home is burned to the ground.

1931 Malcolm's father is found dead on the town's trolley tracks.

1946 Malcolm is sentenced to 8-10 years for armed robbery; serves 6 ½ years at Charlestown, MA State Prison.

1948-49 Converts to the Nation of Islam while in prison.

1953 Changes name from Malcolm Little to Malcolm X and becomes Assistant Minister of Nation of Islam's Detroit Temple.

1954 Promoted to Minister of Nation of Islam's New York Temple.

1958 Marries Sister Betty X in Lansing, Michigan.

1959 Travels to Middle East and Africa.

1963 Nation of Islam orders Malcolm X to be silent, allegedly because of remarks concerning President Kennedy's assassination.

March, 1964 Malcolm X leaves the Nation of Islam and starts his new organization, Muslim Mosque, Inc.

April, 1964 Travels to Middle East and Africa.

May, 1964 Starts the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), a secular political group.

February 14, 1965 Malcolm X's home is firebombed.

February 21, 1965 Malcolm X is assassinated as he begins speaking at the Audubon Ballroom, New York.

From the official website of Mlcolm X  http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/about/achievements.htm

Achievements

In December 1953, a little more than a year after he was paroled from prison, Malcolm was named the minister at the NOI's Boston mosque, Temple No. 11. The following year he also became the minister at Temple No. 12 (Philadelphia) and Temple No. 7 (New York).

Muhammad Speaks, the NOI newspaper, was founded by Malcolm in 1957.

Beginning in the 1960s, Malcolm was invited to participate in numerous debates, including forums on radio stations (Los Angeles, New York, Washington), television programs ("Open Mind," "The Mike Wallace News Program") and universities (Harvard Law School, Howard University, Columbia University).

In 1963, the New York Times reported that Malcolm X was the second most sought after speaker in the United States.

On June 29, 1963 Malcolm lead the Unity Rally in Harlem. It was one of the nations largest civil rights events.

After befriending and ministering to boxer Cassius Clay, the boxer decides to convert to the Muslim religion and join the Nation of Islam. In February 1964, Clay announces he has changed his name to Muhammad Ali.

In March 1964, after his split with the NOI, Malcolm forms the Muslim Mosque, Inc. Several months later, he also organizes the Organizations of Afro-American Unity (OAAU).

Malcolm's autobiography, which he worked on for two years with writer Alex Haley, was published in November 1965.