Malcolm X: Changes in Attitude. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19th, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Earl and Louise Little. His father was a Baptist preacher and laborer. He believed that the black-an would never be equal in the U.S., and that they should leave and go back to Africa. Malcolm was his favorite child, 5th of 7, because he had the lightest skin. Earl felt that the lighter your …showed first 75 words of 1139 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1139 total…members of the Nation of Islam in the Aubobon Ballroom in NYC. The 3 assassins were Talmadge Hayer, Norman Butler, and Thomas Johnson. Butler and Johnson were released after serving jail time, but Hayer is still in jail. Malcolm X’s path changed many times during his life. He went from a good student, to a criminal, to a reformed Muslim, to a racist, and then realized that blacks are not superior according to the Koran.