As we all know many years ago families of color were never given the respect they deserved. People did not understand that people are people no matter what their skin color was. Malcolm’s family was targeted by the Ku Klux Klan more so than other families of color solely because of Malcolm’s father. When Malcolm’s mother was pregnant with him, members of the Ku Klux Klan broke into the family's home in Omaha Nebraska targeting Malcolm’s father Earl Little, a tall, black Baptist preacher from Georgia, because he works for Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association, which supports the return of American blacks to Africa. The family moved to Lansing, Michigan, in 1929, where unfortunately another white supremacist group burns down their house. Malcolm was definitely very shocked about what had happened to his families home. He quickly learned that people of color in the United States were simply not wanted, and clearly were not seen as equal. A successful job in Lansing for blacks is waiting tables or shining shoes rather than working in a respected profession. Back then the majority of black people are poor and jobless. When Malcolm is six, white men who oppose Earl’s black nationalist work kill him. Earl’s life insurance had refused to pay what it owes the black family, claiming that Earl’s death wasn’t a murder but actually a suicide. At that point in the families lives they only relied on welfare for food. Sometimes Malcolm would steal food from the supermarket to feed his family, Malcolm does not get the blame though. Since Malcolm is the lightest child in the family his mother Louise is held responsible for Malcolm stealing food from supermarkets by welfare. social workers send Louise to a mental hospital, as for the kids, they all split up. All but the eldest two go to foster homes. Malcolm was deeply saddened by this and blames the welfare agency for splitting up their family and robbing his mother of her dignity. In 1937 Malcolm moves in with the Swerlins, a white foster family in Lansing. He accepted their generosity and was very appreciative of it, but he had merely felt like a mascot to those people. He did not feel as if they thought we was equal to them whatsoever. Malcolm felt he was not equal with other people that were lighter than him anywhere. For example, at school. Malcolm was first in his class at Mason Junior High, but he did not feel comfortable at school. He was proud when the students elect him class president, he felt that it was done more for pity rather than thinking he would be a good candidate for the position. White’s strongly felt that they were superior to Black’s. Malcolm’s teacher laughs as he tells Malcolm’s class that though the