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          Louise Little

          Grenadan-American activist

          For the cricketer, see Louise Little (cricketer).

          Louise Helen Norton Little (née Langdon; 1894 or 1897 – December 18, 1989)[1] was a Grenadian-born American activist.

          She was the mother of Malcolm X.

          Early years and family

          Louise Helen Norton Langdon was born in La Digue, Saint Andrew Parish, Grenada, to Ella Langdon in either 1894 or 1897.[2] Ella was the daughter of Jupiter and Mary Jane Langdon, both of whom were kidnapped from Africa, possibly in the region of modern-day Nigeria, and sold into slavery.

          The pair were freed by the British Royal Navy and eventually transported to the Grenadian village of La Digue.[3] It has been claimed that Louise's mother, Ella,[4] one of six children of the Langdons, was raped by a "significantly older" Scotsman named Norton, resulting in Louise's birth.[5][6]

          In later years, Louise's maternal uncle, Egerton Langdon, stated that h