Malcolm X was born on May 19th, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. Initially, his legal name was Malcolm Little, however, in 1952, he changed his surname to X because it stood for his lost tribal name, and because he believed that Little was his slave name. Malcolm lived with his mother, father, and seven siblings. His father, Earl Little, supported Marcus Garvey, the leader of Universal Negro Improvement Association (which was dedicated to racial pride). The Black Legion (a white supremacist organization) didn’t appreciate Earl’s support of the Black Nationalist and drove him out of town with death threats, causing him to relocate with his family many times. Even though they moved, their house got burnt down in Michigan, 1929. Two years later, in 1931,…
First, Malcolm X was born in May 19, 1925 in Omaha NE. Next, He was an African American leader who spokesman for the nation of Islam epitomized. Also Malcolm X was influenced by Elijah Muhammad, Frantz Fanon, Marcus Garvey, Oswald Spengler. He fought for the leaders of Islam. He also had 7 kids and their names are Qubilah Shabazz, Ilyasah Shabazz, Attallah Shabazz, Malaak Shabazz, Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz, Malikah Shabazz. In 1946, they were arrested and convicted on burglary charges, and Malcolm was sentenced to 10 years in prison although he was granted parole after serving seven years.…
How did Malcolm X’s early experiences in life influence his approach as a Civil Rights leader?…
As I finished reading the book "Malcolm X: By All Means Necessary", I thought about a lot of the things Malcolm X stood for; equal rights, black power and freedom from the "white man". Malcolm had an ideology that he stood for strongly, which to me is especially important. Malcolm fought for the black population in the 1960's through adversity and defeat, he took a stand for what he believed in and helped change the face of a nation.…
In the United States today, ascribed status is extensively influential in determining one’s social class. Commonly associated with race and gender, ascribed social statuses can serve as obstacles in many individual’s lives. Schaefer (2015) stated, although Malcolm X was an alarmingly intelligent young man and graduated near the top of his class, teachers persistently discouraged him. While Malcolm dreamed of becoming a lawyer, one teacher suggested he pursue carpentry instead. At that moment, Malcolm concluded that his race prevented him from becoming a successful lawyer and achieving his dreams (pg. 107). For many minorities, as well as women, their ascribed statuses will ceaselessly penalize them. For example, for an entire year, my 6th grade…
The Assassination of Malcolm X was unjust because he was a civil rights activist. As an American Muslim minister himself, he helped change society and its wrongs. However some may argue that he preached racism and violence to his followers.…
Malcolm was a black muslim as well as a black nationalist under the guidance of Elijah Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam which combined elements from both Black Nationalism and Islam, together they sought out to once again resegregate white and black people and create a separate nation from Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, this nation would then solely inhabit black people. Malcolm X used the current civil rights movement to fuel his campaign and recruit followers, he spoke at several accredited universities Harvard and Oxford being among them. Malcolm was driven by two things will power and belief, his belief in not only the Islamic teachings but also his belief in the superiority of black people, he used his will power to gather…
Angela Lin Mrs. Falat ELA Honors 11 April 2024. Throughout history, class was often determined by job or amount of money that one had. Because of this, those who did not make much money often found themselves at the bottom of society. In America during the early to late 1900’s, African Americans were discriminated against, and most found themselves living in poor conditions and working less desirable jobs because of their race. Because of this, most African Americans found themselves unable to climb the social ranks or dig themselves out of poverty.…
In all the challenges he has faced, Malcolm X was in the end able to define himself as a devout Muslim, relying on the Islamic teachings of Allah and Muhammad to guide his decisions and beliefs.…
1. “The teaching of Mr. Muhammad stressed how history had been ‘whitened’—when white men had written history books”(P.213). From this sentence, I found the word “whitened” very interesting. It was rare to describe the history being “whitened”. Then Malcolm had explained, what he meant by “whitened” history. It was how the white races actually dominant and created history, since they were the people who wrote history, so history was written in the white’s point of views.…
This forum discussion of Martin Luther King Jr. referred to how Jesus taught is on how to love our neighbors, love our enemies, and be able to forgive others. He also stated that, to love one’s enemy is an absolute necessity for our survival. Also, Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problem of our world. This discussion is stating that we must seek to defeat or humiliate the enemy but to win a friendship and understanding. An example of what Lincoln did with his campaigning for the presidency who was Mr. Stanton. Stanton’s hate was beyond words towards Lincoln where he uttered unkind words about Lincoln’s physical appearance, and everything about him. As Lincoln was elected a president of the United Stated, he had to select and choose men for various secretaries and one of the secretaries that were chosen for all important secretary of war was Stanton. Even though a lot of advisors informed him of how much Stanton hated him and that he would sabotage his program, he still thought that he would…
Black activism was thriving during the 1950s and 1960s due to leadership from many strong activists. One in particular that holds a special background goes by the name of Malcolm X. He was an African American leader and figure of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X’s birth name was Malcolm Little and he was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925 (Malcolm X.). During the time of Malcolm’s activism, America was chaotic. Other anti-war protests were occurring alongside the civil rights movements. Malcolm X stands out during this time because of his indefatigable efforts to make a change in the United States. From 1955 to 1965 was the civil rights movement and he wasn’t going to die without the world knowing what he believed needed change (Malcolm X.). Living…
During the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X fought for people whose rights were discriminated against.…
During the last couple of years atrocious killings have occured here in the US. I belive everyone has heard about cases like Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Gardner, all innocent african-american men killed by policeofficers who didn't get convicted or punished at all for ending their lives. Now a murder is always bad but it is in my opinion even worse when it is conducted by our own police, the people that are supposed to protect us. And when it happpens as often as it has for the last couple of years and at the same time is targeted exclusively towars african-american men, then there is something very wrong with our justice-system. At the moment it looks like all people aren't equal under the law wich means that we can not call ourselfs a fair democracy. This slaughter needs to stop or else it will shake our country to the core and maybe even destroy it.…
A wise man once said we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal. The wise man being Abraham lincoln of course. I like to believe that we as a society are all strong believers of this. Sadly that is far from the truth. It seems that sometimes power gets in the way of doing what is right. I personally have seen this multiple times but I would like to start with someone who has way more power than me. Dontre Hamilton, Eric Garner, John Crawford III, and Michael Brown Jr. You are probably wondering what all of these men have in common, first of all they are all black men but that shouldn’t matter what is important is that they were all unarmed men shot by police officers. You may be wondering why all these men were shot, and the answer is simple power. I believe that all these men were killed because of power and specifically the thought of being powerless. Police officers have a lot of power they…