Malcolm X was an influential African American leader who advocated for black rights and empowerment. He was born Malcolm Little in 1925 and later changed his name to Malcolm X, rejecting his slave name. Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 at the age of 39 in New York City. He famously said that black people must take freedom and equality for themselves rather than waiting for others to grant it. His teachings continued to impact the civil rights movement after his death.

1. MALCOLM X, his life

2. LIFELINE Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925, in At the age of 39, Malcolm X was killed in New York City, on Feb. 21, 1965.

3. MALCOLM X'S NAME Malcolm X's birth name was Malcolm Little. His Muslim name was El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. He finally settled on Malcolm X, to X out his "slave name."

4. Who are YOU ??

5. Not keeping any slave owner's name!

6. Malcolm X and his family

7. "If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary."

8. "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give equality or justice or anything. If you're a man you take it."

9. "You're living at a time of revolution...people in power have misused it and now a better world has to be built."

10. "The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."

11. "We're not Americans, we're Africans who happen to be in America. We were kidnapped and brought here against our will from Africa. We didn't land on Plymouth Rock-that rock landed on us."

12. "Dr. King wants the same thing I want. Freedom."

13. Later, they split about how to achieve their goal.

16. A woman screamed: "Oh, black folks, black folks, why you got to kill each other?" After he was assassinated.

17. Impact

18. RESOURCES www.wikianswers.com www.educhange.org www.answers.yahoo.com www.imb.com www.africawithin.com www.colostate.edu www.nathionelturner.com www.malcolmx.com The Autobiography Of Malcolm X, As Told To Alex Haley. NY: Ballantine Books, 1964. The Sixties Papers: Documents Of A Rebellious Decade, Judith Clavir Albert and Stewart Edward Albert. NY: Praeger, 1984