The Infamous Detroit Red and the Ever-Changing Malcolm XThe Infamous Detroit Red and the Ever-Changing Malcolm XThe Infamous Detroit Red and the Ever-changing Malcolm XIn a time full of zoot suits and whiskey bars, it was only natural that a youth would get caught up with the current trends. For Malcolm Little, life was all about his “image,” or what he wanted people to see him as. Throughout his life he spent his time identifying who he really was and what he felt in his heart to be right. Throughout certain periods, he allowed outside circumstances to influence the way he felt about things, yet in the end, he was able to come to his own conclusion about his life, and the lives of his fellow men.
Early after his childhood, Malcolm moved to Harlem, New York, where he decided from then on that he wanted to pursue the life of a hustler. During that time, the lifestyle of the rich and famous was glamorized and for Malcolm, that was the life for him. He soon adopted the name “Detroit Red,” in the fact that he lived close to Detroit and he had unmistakable red hair. Malcolm soon immersed himself in the streets of Harlem, becoming more and more acknowledged around town for robbery, pimping and drug dealing. Eventually he gained the mentality that in order to survive in his world, he had to look out for himself, and only himself. His life of crime eventually caught up with him, and in 1946 he was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison. It seemed that in prison, his life made a sudden change, he realized that in order to truly free himself, he could not rely on his street smarts, and hustling ways. It was then that he immersed himself in the teachings of Elijah Muhammad.
During his stay in prison, Malcolm continually lashed out at the guards and fellow inmates. After realizing that this would never get him anywhere, he began to study the teachings of Islam. With the aid of a fellow convict he cam to the mindset that it was his new mission in life to convert fellow blacks in order to unify them as a people. He felt that there was no real way that blacks and whites could come to a mutual agreement in America, and the only solution would be a great Diaspora back to his “homeland” of Africa. He soon rose through the ranks of his organization, and was later promoted to head speaker. He preached a strong message that whites could never benefit black society and that they all should be avoided. However, his teachings were strongly influenced by his fellow members of the organization.
The Rise of the Brotherhood of the Holy War
Malcolm’s life didn’t end until he landed in France on the 17th of May, 1839. As the young son of a wealthy merchant, the youngest of Malcolm’s two brothers he wasn’t given the time to prepare himself for the journey. He immediately began to study Islam, and his mother had to spend most of her time looking after Malcolm’s older sister, the wife of one of his brothers. A few months later Malcolm and Mrs. Clinton joined the Knights Templar to join their own Knights Templar Order. Malcolm, although a Catholic, accepted an open and open relationship with his brothers as his own. While in Paris he learned the French language (with some great enthusiasm), reading the works of Thomas the Apostle, and started teaching. When he left, his mother refused to share his life with her children, but he knew where his old family resided. This continued into the time of the Holy War. Malcolm attended a Catholic school (though on a scholarship), a Catholic college, and eventually an evangelical ministry. He was very proud of his brother’s contribution to our country, his teachings of the Gospel and of Islam, and a determination to do what he had to do to achieve God’s goals. He was never baptized until 1837 (with the conversion to Catholicism, which lasted from 1850 to 1867). He also received numerous letters, some from other men, and others from friends. He was one of only a handful left in the United Kingdom in whose name the name Malcolm made the list. Malcolm joined the Knights Templar of the Holy War to be canonized in July of 1837.
In 1839 the Church officially declared him canonized on the same day as his declaration. As church authorities began to request him to follow the Declaration of Bishops and their Order, Malcolm was forced to leave the Knights Templar and join the Knights Templar on a voluntary basis. He spent several months in a small but devout parish in the village of de Beauvoir where he read, studied, and preached the Gospel of the Gospel of Thomas More. He joined the Knights Templar in 1850 and shortly thereafter became President under the leadership of King James IV of England. In 1854 he became a member of an early Church. Malcolm became a founding member of the United Kingdom Council of Churches, which was dedicated in 1854 to the principles of the Holy Sacrifice. In addition to his Church of England duties, he also held several other important roles including Head of the Council, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and the Chairman of the Central Council (1855). The council was led by a high ranking member of the Anglican Church (the Archbishop of Canterbury and of the Catholic Episcopal Church). He held the position of Archbishop of Canterbury until he was laid ill in 1859 under the illness of tuberculosis. He served three months in the European League of Nations until his death in 1858 after suffering from tuberculosis. His brother, Malcolm, died in 1863, though his wife of four years, Mary, later died of tuberculosis.[11] However it is important to note that Malcolm was never formally ordained to the United Kingdom Council until he became Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury in the early 1850s. He was a