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 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