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Seeking a new cultural identity based on Africa and Islam, the Black Muslim
leader Elijah Muhammad preached Black nationalism, separatism, and self�improvement. The movement had already attracted thousands of followers by
the time a young man named Malcolm Little became a convert while serving in
prison. He adopted the name Malcolm X. Leaving prison in 1952, Malcolm X
acquired a reputation as the movement’s most controversial voice. He criticized
King as “an Uncle Tom” (subservient to Whites) and advocated self-defense—
using Black violence to counter White violence. He eventually left the Black
Muslims and moved away from defending violence, but he was assassinated by
Black opponents in 1965. The Autobiography of Malcolm X remains an engaging
testimony to one man’s development from a petty criminal into a major leader.
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