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Malcolm X a strong leader for the Black Revolution learned a lot of valuable information through the people and the experiences he faced. These situations include his encounters with the famous jazz musician Ella Fitzgerald, his unforgettable prison experience and his adult pilgrimage to Mecca. Those situations helped shape Malcolm X into the proud and highly intelligent young man with a goal of self –identity for his people. Malcolm X met many people in his lifetime, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) being one of those people. Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer, who was considered one of the greatest singers in the history of jazz. Fitzgerald received the name “first lady of song”(Ella Fitzgerald, Encarta), when she successfully brought jazz into the mainstream culture. Within the 60 year