Malcolm X
...ied, his mother had a mental breakdown. The children were all given to foster homes. Malcolm quit school after the 8th grade. He became involved in hustling, drug dealing, and burglaries. From 1946 to 1952 he was in a penitentiary. During his prison time Malcolm became religious. When he was released he became a minister for the nation of Islam. He was the national spokesman for Elijah Muhammed. The Nation of Islam grew from several 100 members to 100,000 members under Malcolms leadership, it also prouduced 40 temples in the United States and bought 30 radio stations. The Nation of Islam recruited members from ghetto poor communities, people from the prisons, hustlers, drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes, and thieves. These people were believed to be, “ethically impoverished by white racist neglect of their fundamental need...