Malcolm X Pt. 2

Question 1

Elijah Muhammad (who he was and why he lost Malcolm’s trust)

Answer 1

He was Malcolm’s mentor and partner and leader of the Nation of Islam. He proved to be carrying on many extramarital affairs and had fathered several children which is how he lost Malcolm’s trust

Question 2

“By any mean necessary”

Answer 2

He believed that Black people should try to get rid of racism by any means necessary including violence
He believed that there is no such thing as nonviolent revolution

Question 3

Civil rights involvement

Answer 3

Attended rallies
Gave speeches
Traveled to south
invited to speak to gov leaders
Did not do sit-ins or marches

Question 4

Epiphany at Mecca

Answer 4

Before epiphany
* Malcolm was angry at all white people and called them blue-eyed devils
Epiphany
* He was wrong about white people
* On the hajj he met white people he could get along with
After epiphany
* White and black people could work together to change things
* There could be a “bloodless revolution”

Question 5

Assasination

Answer 5

When he took the stage for a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, multiple white men had rushed toward the stage and shot him

Question 6

The autobiography of Malcolm X

Answer 6

It was published in 1965 after his assassination to near-universal praise. Top 10 influential books in the 20th century

Question 7

Betty Shabazz

Answer 7

His wife