What was the reason for Malcolm X's nickname, 'Big Red'? Was it because of his hair color or his size? - Quora
Culture of Black Chicago - Former travel train co-workers Malcolm Little aka Detroit Red and John Sanford aka Chicago Red, meet again some 20 years later as Malcolm x and Redd Foxx!
![Detroit Griot on X: "Malcolm X grew up in Lansing, Michigan. But because people in Harlem didn't know where that was, he said he was from Detroit. The nickname “Detroit Red” was Detroit Griot on X: "Malcolm X grew up in Lansing, Michigan. But because people in Harlem didn't know where that was, he said he was from Detroit. The nickname “Detroit Red” was](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Euwk33aXcAI_90W.jpg)
Detroit Griot on X: "Malcolm X grew up in Lansing, Michigan. But because people in Harlem didn't know where that was, he said he was from Detroit. The nickname “Detroit Red” was
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Osinakachi Akuma Kalu on X: "Malcolm X hated his reddish hair. He inherited his unusual hair color from his white grandfather. As a youngster growing up in Michigan, Malcolm X was given
![Pre-NOI Malcolm X and Redd Foxx's misadventures to be explored in new comedic cartoon, 'Little Red' - The Black Youth Project Pre-NOI Malcolm X and Redd Foxx's misadventures to be explored in new comedic cartoon, 'Little Red' - The Black Youth Project](https://i0.wp.com/blackyouthproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/M.jpg?fit=1199%2C667)
Pre-NOI Malcolm X and Redd Foxx's misadventures to be explored in new comedic cartoon, 'Little Red' - The Black Youth Project
![Postcard Malcolm X sent to Red Foxx, featuring photo of chimpanzee, to be auctioned off – New York Daily News Postcard Malcolm X sent to Red Foxx, featuring photo of chimpanzee, to be auctioned off – New York Daily News](https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2016/07/13/4O52FXIGUD6HCH6I3GSQ7U73IQ.jpg)
Postcard Malcolm X sent to Red Foxx, featuring photo of chimpanzee, to be auctioned off – New York Daily News
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