Lansing and Malcolm X – Part Three

In this third part of a three-part episode, Lanstories host David Siwik concludes his look at Lansing during the childhood of Malcolm X in the 1920s and 1930s. Topics discussed include housing discrimination, foster care, the death of Malcolm X's father and the threats the Little family faced from the state authorities and local white supremacist terrorist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Black Legion.

Topics/Tags/Keywords

1. Malcolm X
2. Malcolm Little
3. Earl Little
4. Louis Little
5. Ella Little
6. Lansing
7. Michigan
8. Michigan History
9. United States History
10. 1920s
11. 1930s
12. Housing Discrimination
13. Grand River Avenue
14. Pleasant Grove Elementary School
15. Pleasant Grove Avenue
16. Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC)
17. Mason
18. Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital
19. Ku Klux Klan
20. Black Legion