Place: Malcolm X and Ella Little-Collins House
Address: 72 Dale Street
Neighborhood: Roxbury
Continuing my exploration of Roxbury on November 20, 2013, I walked along Walnut Avenue and Humboldt Avenue to get to the Malcolm X House.
To visit the Malcolm X House, the easiest way is to ride bus route 44 along Walnut Avenue. Alternative ways include riding buses along Warren Street or Washington Street and walking to Dale Street.
"This was the home of Ella Little-Collins (1912-1996), a noted educator and sister of activist and Muslim leader Malcolm X (1925-1965), who lived here in the early 1940's. Ella acted as a surrogate parent to Malcolm, encouraging him to study theology and law during his incarceration. Embracing the cause of black empowerment, Malcolm returned to Boston in 1953 and founded Temple Number Eleven. After visiting the holy city of Mecca in 1964, Malcolm rejected black-separatism and adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. One of the most influential African-Americans of his era, he was assassinated in 1965."
To learn more about Malcolm X:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X
http://www.historicboston.org/info/projects/archives/malcolmx/documents/hbi_project.pdf
