USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As the nation’s most visible proponent of Black Nationalism, Malcolm X’s challenge to the multiracial, nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King, Jr., helped set the tone for the ideological and tactical conflicts that took place within the black freedom struggle of the 1960s.

Detailed explanation-2: -After Malcolm was released from prison in 1952, he was accepted into The Black Muslims movement and took on the name of Malcolm X. Due to his readings in prison, Malcolm X developed a high proficiency for public speaking and soon became the national spokesman for The Black Muslims.

Detailed explanation-3: -Organization of Afro-American Unity Malcolm X returned to America with a new name: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. In June 1964, he founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity, which identified racism, and not the white race, as the enemy of justice.

Detailed explanation-4: -Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.