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Why was Malcolm X’s family separated after his mother was committed to a mental hospital?
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Malcolm X
Prominent figure in the Nation of Islam Malcolm X, 1965.
Following the death of his father, the Rev. Earl Little, the family faced extreme poverty, which left his mother, Louise Little, struggling to provide for her children. After she was committed to an insane asylum in 1939, the family was separated, and Malcolm and his siblings were dispersed among foster homes or sent to live with various family members.12