This biography tells the story of Malcolm X, one of the most influential African-American leaders of the 20th century. It chronicles his life from his humble beginnings in Omaha, Nebraska, to his rise as a leader of the Nation of Islam and
Malcolm X was an American civil rights activist and Muslim minister who came from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the new religious movement the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until he transitioned to Sunni Islam in 1964. He is often regarded as one of the most significant Muslim figures in the United States. A controversial figure accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure with lots of people in the African American community for his pursuit of racial justice.