Successes and Failures
The New York times said Malcolm X was the second sought after speaker in the United States in 1963.
In 1972, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad opened a $2 million mosque and school in Chicago. Mr. Muhammad helped established schools for the proper education of his children and community. The Michigan State Board of Education disagreed with the Muslim's right to pursue their own educational agenda, and the Muslim teachers as well as Elijah Muhammad was jailed on the false charge of contributing to the deliquency of minors. |
Strategies
Used public radio, television, and newspapers to spread and preach about the beliefs of the Nation of Islam.
Malcolm X believed to fight violence with violence.
Malcolm X urged all African-Americans to reject their last names, which were those of slave-owners.
Malcolm X believed to fight violence with violence.
Malcolm X urged all African-Americans to reject their last names, which were those of slave-owners.