12612. THE INFLUENCE OF ISLAM ON MALCOM X. This paper covers the life of Malcom X and his work with the Nation of Islam. Includes a discussion of how his views became more racially tolerant after his 1964 pilgrimage to Mecca. Concludes by examining Malcolm's inspiring influence on both the civil rights movement and the spread of "true Islam" in the U.S. 18 pages, 78 footnotes, 7 bibliographic sources.