Malcolm s Ethnic Background I have read some sources that said that Malcolm was more white then he was black Can anyone confirm this Preceding unsigned comment added by talk contribs I m not sure what makes a person more white than black See One drop rule for an explanation of America s racial caste system in general a person with any Black ancestry is considered Black One of Malcolm s grandfathers was white as far as I know his other grandparents were Black talk Special Contributions Malik Shabazz contribs Yes You are correct the One drop rule has been illegal since 1967 I suspect that under modern law Malcolm X would be considered multi racial If so I think that it would be an important piece of information that needs to be added into the article