1. Kylan Patterson, Cornerstone 2012
Malcolm X

2. Preview
Becoming Malcolm X
Relationship with MLK Jr.
Death & Legacy

3. Becoming Malcolm X Childhood Adolescence Birth Family
Foster Home/Orphanage
Adolescence
As a student Malcolm X was told, “his dream of being a lawyer wouldn’t happen because he was black.” (malcomx.com)

4. Becoming Malcolm X Crime Life Self-Enlightenment Malcolm X
New York, Boston, Prison
Self-Enlightenment
Parole, Education, NOI
Malcolm X
“He changed his last name to X to signifiy his newly found freedom. He believed that his birth surname of Little, was his slave name.” (The Legacy of Malcolm X)

5. Relationship with MLK Jr
Black Freedom Struggles
Non-Violence v. Violence
Similar
“I want Dr. King to know that I didn’t come to Selma to make his job difficult. I really did come thinking I could make it easier. If the white people realize what the alternative is, perhaps they will be more willing to hear Dr. King” (kwanzaaguide website)

6. Relationship with MLK Jr
Greatest Threat is America
Complementarity
“We must look at Malcolm X and MLK Jr. not as polar opposites, but as two leaders who disagreed on method, but agreed on the outcome.” (martinlutherking.org)

7. Death & Legacy NOI Multiple Attempts on His Life
Resigned, Renounced, Marked for Death
Multiple Attempts on His Life
“Malcolm and Elijah Muhammad (Leader of the Nation of Islam) had a falling out which caused Malcolm to leave the NOI. After his departure, the Nation of Islam put a hit on his head. This was confirmed when an undercover agent in the Nation of Islam working for the CIA was ordered to plant a bomb on Malcolm’s car.” (Malcolm X)

8. Death & Legacy Killed by Three Members of NOI
Funeral on Feb. 27, 1965 (39 Years Old)
(15,000 in Attendance)

9. Changing America How the world has changed
“Because of Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr., minorities have much more rights and freedom…. (The complete journey of Malcolm X)
“He single handedly changed the way African-Americans viewed themselves.” (The complete journey of Malcolm X)
Speech:

10. Through the life of Malcolm X
Becoming Malcolm X
Relationship with MLK Jr.
Death & Legacy

11. Kylan Patterson, Cornerstone 2012
Malcolm X