English Teat malcol X 1-6 Flashcards
Marcus Garvey
Was the the preacher who Malcolm’s father preached for, Marcus Garvey was the creator of the U.N.I.A (universal negro improvement association)
Earl Little
Was Malcolm’s father who later died via ‘road Accident’
Louise
Was Malcolm’s mother who later was put in a mental health institution after the death of Earl Little (her husband)
Malcolm X
The main character whos life Led him into dangerous situations at a young age; however he Soo. Was seen as a symbol of hope to the people he preached to.
Reginald
Malcolm’s younger brother
Ella
Malcolm’s eldest half sister who housed Malcolm
Wilfred
Malcolm’s older brother
Sammy the pimp
Was a pimp they would pick out prostitutes based off their facial expressions (they were usually beautiful woman)
Jumpsteady
Was a sneaky bugular who was good at it
Sophia
A white woman who Malcolm met during lindyhopping (was disliked by Ella)
Laura
A black scholarly hill-bred woman who was Malcolm’s lindyhopping partner (she was also Ella’s favorite)
Shorty
Malcolm’s best friend
Freddie
Was Malcolm’s manager and trainer whilst showshining
Mr.ostrowski
Was the teacher that changed Malcolm’s perspective of white people and how he felt about himself.
Granada, West indies
Dropoed out of High school after a teacher ridiculed him about his aspirations
Roxbury
Was where Malcolm mostly visited was known as the ghetto and was where he learned to dance and met sophia
Roseland state ballroom
Was a shoeshiner for tis ballroom where ppl lindyhopped
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Lived here before moving to Michigan lansing
The hills
Was a place in Brooklyn that Contained a group of “whitewashed” black people
Lansing Michigan
Moved in with the Gohannas due to his mother’s mental state deteriorating
Boston
Was the first place he saw black people being truly free
Townsend drug store
Worked at the Townsend drug store where he met Laura
Harlem
After he took a railroad job in NY he was fired and went to Harlem to live
Smalls paradise
Malcolm was very good at hi job and was well liked learning the ins and outs of Harlem