Malcolm X Malcom X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the Civil Rights Movement. Also until 1964, the Nation of Islam was a strong voice within the black community. He was born May 19th, 1925 in Omaha, NE.Also Malcolm X urged his fellow black Africans to protect themselves against white aggression which means often he put him at odds with the nonviolent teachings of Martin Luther Kings Jr. Malcolm X also help in so may ways to change how the world is today and how people act.