Malcolm X was a key figure in shaping out Black Muslim movement. He was referred to as “the St. Paul of the movement” (Louis E. Lumax) because of his life’s mission to carry America’s 20 million Negroes with him. He was preaching separatism and aloofness from the White people in the beginning. This individuality and credibility was evident in not seeking integration with White people although this was the aim of certain social organizations. This study seeks to investigate Black consciousness and activism which are the themes and social protest. Primary sources are the biographical accounts by John Herik Clarke’s Malcolm X: The man and his times. Much of the active life of Malcolm X revolves around his life in prison and involvement in the criminal underworld. He was in prison for ten years. His prison life introduced him to Nation of Islam and emerged as a leader and spokesman in 1952. The black experience has influenced American studies.

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