Malcolm X Is My Hero
Malcolm X Is My Hero “The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you’ll get action.” Malcolm X the African American to fight for race pride and black nationalism by going around speaking to African americans. Malcolm X has been a proud African american just like me, and that's why he’s my hero. Although, X saw us, black folks not only as an African American but as Afro-American. He believed that we were bigger than just a Negro. An organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), secular vehicle to internationalize the plight of black Americans and to make common cause with people of the developing world. X, also influenced the Nation of
Islam to help change the terms used to refer to African-Americans as black and Afro-American instead of Negro and Colored. Afro-Americans are what we are, smart black individuals.
However, Malcolm was known as our dignity or manhood. He was big and bold for what he stood for. He hated being known as Negro. Believing in a new life and dimension to our struggle for freedom and honor and dignity in the states was a big part of his beliefs. He did in fact criticized the civil rights movement by challenging Dr. King’s central notion of integration and nonviolence. We are more than just black men or women.
On the other hand, his was father killed by a white man, so of course he is going to be an enemy of them. Malcolm referred to the white man as demons, monsters, subverter, and the enemy of the black man. He thought they were a fanatic, a racist- who could only bring evil to the causes of why you struggle. Believing only if a white man shall put his hands on you, then you shall result to violence. He didn’t want nothing but peace, but if they came across the line, then you shall go across their line.
We are Afro-Americans as he would say. Based on the evidence Malcolm provided, he is saying African Americans need to come together and join as one. So what if we don’t get along, we need to get over all the little stuff we are mad about and join as one and fight as one. But violence isn’t always the answer. As he said, speaking, “To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.”
Islam to help change the terms used to refer to African-Americans as black and Afro-American instead of Negro and Colored. Afro-Americans are what we are, smart black individuals.
However, Malcolm was known as our dignity or manhood. He was big and bold for what he stood for. He hated being known as Negro. Believing in a new life and dimension to our struggle for freedom and honor and dignity in the states was a big part of his beliefs. He did in fact criticized the civil rights movement by challenging Dr. King’s central notion of integration and nonviolence. We are more than just black men or women.
On the other hand, his was father killed by a white man, so of course he is going to be an enemy of them. Malcolm referred to the white man as demons, monsters, subverter, and the enemy of the black man. He thought they were a fanatic, a racist- who could only bring evil to the causes of why you struggle. Believing only if a white man shall put his hands on you, then you shall result to violence. He didn’t want nothing but peace, but if they came across the line, then you shall go across their line.
We are Afro-Americans as he would say. Based on the evidence Malcolm provided, he is saying African Americans need to come together and join as one. So what if we don’t get along, we need to get over all the little stuff we are mad about and join as one and fight as one. But violence isn’t always the answer. As he said, speaking, “To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal.”