Malcolm X: A Great Leader

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Leaders
A leader is the one in charge, the person who convinces other people to follow. A great leader inspires confidence in other people and moves them to action. Malcolm X was a great leader in my opinion because even though he studied the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm later found out that Elijah was having sex with 15-year-old girls and getting them pregnant. Elijah Muhammad was trying to keep the Islamic people by race. When Malcolm X found out what Elijah was doing, he told Farrakhan. Farrakhan later wrote an article about Malcolm X in December 1964 saying “the die is set and Malcolm shall not escape, especially after such evil, foolish talk about his benefactor Elijah Muhammad, such a man as Malcolm is worthy of death." Two months