person+of+perseverance

Malcolm X was born Malcom Little on may 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. His family had to relocate twice before his fourth birthday. in 1929, their home in Lansing, Michigan was burned down. Two years later, his father's body was found lying across the towns trolley tracks. Malcolm and one of his friends went back to Boston. In 1946 he was arrested on burglery chargesand sentanced to 10 years in prison. Recalling his days in school he used the time to further his education.