Which leader joined the Nation of Islam while in jail and then brought many African Americans into the movement? Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X James Farmer Ralph Abernathy

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Which leader joined the Nation of Islam while in jail and then brought many African Americans into the movement? Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X James Farmer Ralph Abernathy

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Mckenna Hull · Answer 1

Malcolm X became a member of the NOI (Nation of Islam) while in jail and later bringing many African Americans to the movement.

Morgan Cantrell · Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Malcolm X.

The leader that joined the Nation of Islam while in jail and then brought many African American into the movement was Malcolm X.

Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an African American Minister and activist. He converted to Islam when he was in jail and became an important figure in the fight for black civil rights during the 1950s until his death in 1965.

He was a great orator and a leading voice of the rights of black people that was in favor of violent actions if they were necessary.