A Rise To Notoriety
Malcolm X was released from prison in 1952 and had several exchange with NOI leader, the Hon. Elijah Muhammad. It was then he took the “X” surname and moved to Detroit to helped spread the nation’s message. X became a minister of NOI temples in Boston and Harlem, and established the Muhammad Speaks newspaper. By the early 1960s, X was the NOI’s national spokesman and a fiery orator that struck fear into white America.
