The man best known as Malcolm X lived three distinct and interrelated lives under the respective names Malcolm Little, Malcolm X, and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Any honest attempt to understand the total man must begin with some understanding of the significant components that went into his making. The racist society that produced and killed Malcolm X is responsible for what he was and for destroying what he could have been. He had the greatest leadership …showed first 75 words of 1465 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1465 total…appreciate the legacy of Malcolm X. His words have fueled a non-violent revolution for the better of mankind, and continue to do so after his death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Works Cited Malcolm X The Man and His Times, John Henrik Clarke, Introduction, New York City, November 1968, Macmillan, 1969 BIOGRAPHY, online, http://www.cmgww.com/historic/malcolm/bio.html 2/8/01 Malcolm X The Man and His Times, Mburumba Kerina, Malcolm X: The Apostle Of Defiance- An African View, Macmillan, 1969