Final Answer:
1. Malcolm X was a Black man who worked for civil rights in the 1950s and 1960s.
2. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925.
3. His father, Earl Little, was a Baptist minister and supporter of Marcus Garvey’s movement; his mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker.
4. He was murdered on February 21, 1965, in New York City.
5. He was 39 years old when he died.
6. In *The Autobiography of Malcolm X*, he described how he changed from a street criminal to a powerful leader after joining the Nation of Islam—and later evolved again after his pilgrimage to Mecca.
7. Yes—his ideas about race, justice, and self-defense inspired many people, especially during the Black Power movement, and continue to influence activists today.
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