What did Malcolm X do and how did he do it?

Malcolm X's name wasn't always Malcolm X. His original name was Malcolm Little. He considered "Little" a slave name so he had it changed to Malcolm X.

He felt that his name of "Little" was his slave name. X is unknown in relationship to math and that is why he gave himself the last name of X..unknown

It was used to represent the surname he would have had, had his ancestors not been captured or enslaved. It followed the tradition of his religion, Nation of Islam, to change your surname if you...

Malcolm was born Malcolm Little. He considered Little to be a slave name and changed it to X to represent his lost tribal name.

The 'x' in Malcolm X stands for the unknown last name. He was born with the last name Little, but believed that it wasn't his real last name, just a name that was handed down by the slave owners. The...