9. Malcolm X
He was born in Nebraska in 1925 with the name Malcolm Little. He had a rough childhood, I imagine like any black children in that time. In 1942 he moved to New York City and involved himself in drug use and trafficking. Malcolm was arrested and sentenced to jail for a couple of years. In prison, he became educated in the religion of Islam. A couple a years after he was released from prison, Malcolm changed his name and left what he considered his slave name ( Little) to X. He became a famous figure of the Islam in the United States. Malcolm was a devoted follower of leader Elijah Muhammad, who then is considered to be the responsible of Malcolm X assassination. The reason behind Malcolm's assassination is because he discredited