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The Malcolm X House Site located at 3448
Pinkney Street in North Omaha, Nebraska, marks the place where Malcolm X first lived with
his family. The site was listed on the National Register of
Historic Places in 1984 and is also on the Nebraska list of
heritage sites.
History
Malcolm Little was born at University of Nebraska at
Omaha Hospital on May 19, 1925 to Earl and Louise Little. Earl
Little was a Christian
minister and active in the local community. In his autobiography,
Malcolm X stated that his family left Omaha for Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1926 because of
threats from the Ku
Klux Klan.
The house was torn down in 1965, before the owners, the Moore
family, knew about the connection with Malcolm X. Malcolm X's
significance in American history and culture was honored when the
site was listed on the National Register of
Historic Places on March 1, 1984. This recognition is marked at
the site.[2][3]. A
State Historical Marker was added in 1987. [4]
Civic and union activist Rowena Moore, whose father had lived in
the house and owned the property, led efforts to have the house
site recognized as an historic site to acknowledge Malcolm X's
importance. She said her family was unaware of the connection until
her sister discovered it by reading Malcolm X's autobiography in
1970. She also hoped to build a museum there in his honor.[5]. Moore
purchased more property around the site.
Today the 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land are
owned by the Malcolm X Foundation.[6] They
have plans to purchase more property to create a park, and to
connect it to the municipal Adams Park to the south. In 2008 the
foundation established six plots on the site for a community
garden.
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