
He committed various crimes, being sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1946 for larceny and burglary.

Malcolm spent his adolescence living in a series of foster homes or with relatives after his father's death and his mother's hospitalization. A posthumous autobiography, on which he collaborated with Alex Haley, was published in 1965.

A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.

6, including Attallah, Qubilah, and Ilyasah
