Origin: This By Alex Haley: Book Summary
Origin: This was written by Alex Haley as told by Malcolm X. It was a collaboration between human rights activist Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley.
Purpose: The purpose was to have Malcolm X tell his story and where he came from. This was for people who follow him and his life closely and would like to get an idea on how he thinks. He was telling people about the questions or concerns he has with the world. He wrote the book to tell Malcolm X’s side of his story.
Value: I can see how he thinks he is really affecting others. He is evaluating america and its problems. He only uses his opinions, he doesn’t use the credibility of another person. I got out of this book that he felt strongly about influenecing his people to be better and to speak your mind even if it gets you killed. …show more content…
Limitations: Malcolm X could have been biased when he was telling the stories of his life and his views but he could have told some lies and been dishonest in certain situations.
Manning Marable
Origin: This book written by Manning Marable about Malcolm X. William Manning Marable was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University. Marable founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies This was written on April 4, 2011 and is a biography. It won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History. This was a 600 page biography.
Purpose: The purpose of the author writing this was to give a look inside the life of Malcolm X. He wanted the readers to see what it was like for Malcolm X. The purpose was to make the reader feel like we know Malcolm X on a personal level. It was a achievement list of his life, and what he has done to get where he was at. It was written to look at malcolm X’s life and impact he had on everyone he ever spoke in front of and to.
Value; I value it because it gives me the look i need to asses him. It will not only give me a look at his life but the impact he had on other people. I mean i value the biography because it has won awards and is apparently successful because it is all over the internet when you search Malcolm X. I learned from this book that he was better than advertise because when people usually speak of Malcolm X they speak of him like he is a secondary black activist and I learned that he was way more than just that.
Limitations: It has no limits because it gives the closet look into Malcolm X life. It gives all the information that you need to give an opnion on this book. This also has limits because he could put some theories or conspiracies and he could overshadow some facts. It could be very biased but then again it can’t.
“The autobiography of Malcolm X” Malcolm X and Alex Haley
Origin: This was written by Alex Haley as told by Malcolm X.
It was a collaboration between human rights activist Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. Haley coauthored the autobiography based on a series of in-depth interviews he conducted between 1963 and Malcolm X's 1965 assassination. After the leader was killed, Haley wrote the book's epilogue.
Purpose: The purpose was to have Malcolm X tell his story and where he came from. This was for people who follow him and his life closely and would like to get an idea on how he thinks. He was telling people about the questions or concerns he has with the world. He is giving out his opinion in this book.
Value: This is valuable especially for my topic. I can see how he thinks he is really affecting others. He is evaluating america and its problems. He only uses his opinions, he doesn’t use the credibility of another person.
Limitations: This has no limitations. This is a great source to use because all the information i want to know as far as what he did, he tells the readers about it, and he tells the readers on ways he tries to affect the culture and help and educate the
people.
“I reflected many, many times to myself upon how the American Negro has been entirely brainwashed from ever seeing or thinking of himself, as he should, as a part of the nonwhite peoples of the world.” Malcolm realizes with that but I think that this brainwashing he is talking about goes for all American people or people period. T. He notices that most American people get brainwashed from an early age. Like African Americans got brainwashed from slave years. White people brainwashed them to listen to them and to only know what they tell them. The few African Americans that did have excessive knowledge had to act like they didn’t or they were going to face consequences. He wanted them to not do what they are told but do what they feel is right or what they desire.
“ By 1963 both the Nation of Islam and Malcolm X are inundated with publicity. Now the second most sought-after university lecturer in America, Malcolm X savors the excitement of the intellectual confrontations that follow his speeches at top universities.” Malcolm affected the world with this. He is putting the Nation of Islam on a pedal stool. Muslims are people who have a strong belief in Islam. As believers, they worship the One God and worship Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, as the last messenger of God. Additionally, they also believe in all the prophets which preceded Prophet Muhammad and the holy books which they brought, such as the Psalms, Torah, and the Gospel. Christianity was the white man's religion, declared Fard. It was forced on African Americans during the slave experience. Islam was closer to African roots and identity. Members of the Nation of Islam read the Koran, worship Allah as their God, and accept Mohammed as their chief prophet. Mixed with the religious tenets of Islam were Black Pride and Black Nationalism. The Nation of Islam attracted many followers, especially in prisons, where lost African Americans most looked for guidance. They preached adherence to a strict moral code and reliance on other African Americans.
“ America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem.”
Malcolm reveals his continued faith in Islam as a potential source for social change in America, but also reveals the difference between his experience of Middle Eastern Islam and the form of Islam he has practiced in the United States. While within the Nation of Islam, Malcolm uses Islam as a vehicle for promoting spiritual, social, political, and economic self-reliance among black people. Malcolm’s is a simple version of Islam, bent around debunking whites and giving a rigid version of independence to black people. He finds or way of thinking now shows that Malcolm believes that America’s race problem is resolvable. His ability to live closely with whites, without a trace of racial tension, enables him to see beyond the racial hierarchy of American society. As Martin Luther King preached his gospel of peaceful change and integration in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Malcolm X delivered a different message: whites were not to be trusted. He called on African Americans to be proud of their heritage and to set up strong communities without the help of white Americans.
Malcolm X affected the American society to a good extent. Malcolm X tried to give the oppressed people the knowledge and the strength to fight against the reign of the dominant people in the country. He tried to get black people to use violent and force against the whites, and some people did stand behind him. The reason he did not accomplish to a great extent because he was around the time that Martin Luther King Jr. was around and i think he had more power with the people than Malcolm did. They had contrasting styles but Malcolm I think accomplished his feat to an extent. He made it ok for people in the U.S. to be active muslims, if that is what they wanted to be. Malcolm really helped the African Americans most of all. He gave them the information that they do not have to do what they are told but they can do what they feel like is needed or what they desire. He was an American Muslim Minister and a human rights activist. To some he was a hero to some he was greatly hated. Either side any one can be on he affected this American Country. Malcolm X affected the American Culture to a great extent.
Born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm X was a prominent black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and '60s. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere 400 members at the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. Articulate, passionate and a naturally gifted and inspirational orato. He was a very important role in not only the American Culture, but mostly in the African American Culture. I will be using biographies to really try to take a in depth look at his ways and how he tried to change the people. I will use a book by Manning Marable, which was a New York Times Best-Seller, which was a biography about Malcolm X, “Malcolm X: A life of Reinvention”. This will most likely be my main source because searching for a book to do research on this appears the most of any other book. I will also use a National BestSeller of “The autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley”. The aim of my paper is to point out the ways that were before Malcolm X and how things were in the middle of him emerging as ambassador of the nation of islam. I will prove my arguement by showing how he affected the people back then and even how some of his acts are duplicated now. My research will tell me whether he had a major impact on America or if it was barely noticed.
Purpose: The purpose was to have Malcolm X tell his story and where he came from. This was for people who follow him and his life closely and would like to get an idea on how he thinks. He was telling people about the questions or concerns he has with the world. He wrote the book to tell Malcolm X’s side of his story.
Value: I can see how he thinks he is really affecting others. He is evaluating america and its problems. He only uses his opinions, he doesn’t use the credibility of another person. I got out of this book that he felt strongly about influenecing his people to be better and to speak your mind even if it gets you killed. …show more content…
Limitations: Malcolm X could have been biased when he was telling the stories of his life and his views but he could have told some lies and been dishonest in certain situations.
Manning Marable
Origin: This book written by Manning Marable about Malcolm X. William Manning Marable was an American professor of public affairs, history and African-American Studies at Columbia University. Marable founded and directed the Institute for Research in African-American Studies This was written on April 4, 2011 and is a biography. It won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for History. This was a 600 page biography.
Purpose: The purpose of the author writing this was to give a look inside the life of Malcolm X. He wanted the readers to see what it was like for Malcolm X. The purpose was to make the reader feel like we know Malcolm X on a personal level. It was a achievement list of his life, and what he has done to get where he was at. It was written to look at malcolm X’s life and impact he had on everyone he ever spoke in front of and to.
Value; I value it because it gives me the look i need to asses him. It will not only give me a look at his life but the impact he had on other people. I mean i value the biography because it has won awards and is apparently successful because it is all over the internet when you search Malcolm X. I learned from this book that he was better than advertise because when people usually speak of Malcolm X they speak of him like he is a secondary black activist and I learned that he was way more than just that.
Limitations: It has no limits because it gives the closet look into Malcolm X life. It gives all the information that you need to give an opnion on this book. This also has limits because he could put some theories or conspiracies and he could overshadow some facts. It could be very biased but then again it can’t.
“The autobiography of Malcolm X” Malcolm X and Alex Haley
Origin: This was written by Alex Haley as told by Malcolm X.
It was a collaboration between human rights activist Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. Haley coauthored the autobiography based on a series of in-depth interviews he conducted between 1963 and Malcolm X's 1965 assassination. After the leader was killed, Haley wrote the book's epilogue.
Purpose: The purpose was to have Malcolm X tell his story and where he came from. This was for people who follow him and his life closely and would like to get an idea on how he thinks. He was telling people about the questions or concerns he has with the world. He is giving out his opinion in this book.
Value: This is valuable especially for my topic. I can see how he thinks he is really affecting others. He is evaluating america and its problems. He only uses his opinions, he doesn’t use the credibility of another person.
Limitations: This has no limitations. This is a great source to use because all the information i want to know as far as what he did, he tells the readers about it, and he tells the readers on ways he tries to affect the culture and help and educate the
people.
“I reflected many, many times to myself upon how the American Negro has been entirely brainwashed from ever seeing or thinking of himself, as he should, as a part of the nonwhite peoples of the world.” Malcolm realizes with that but I think that this brainwashing he is talking about goes for all American people or people period. T. He notices that most American people get brainwashed from an early age. Like African Americans got brainwashed from slave years. White people brainwashed them to listen to them and to only know what they tell them. The few African Americans that did have excessive knowledge had to act like they didn’t or they were going to face consequences. He wanted them to not do what they are told but do what they feel is right or what they desire.
“ By 1963 both the Nation of Islam and Malcolm X are inundated with publicity. Now the second most sought-after university lecturer in America, Malcolm X savors the excitement of the intellectual confrontations that follow his speeches at top universities.” Malcolm affected the world with this. He is putting the Nation of Islam on a pedal stool. Muslims are people who have a strong belief in Islam. As believers, they worship the One God and worship Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, as the last messenger of God. Additionally, they also believe in all the prophets which preceded Prophet Muhammad and the holy books which they brought, such as the Psalms, Torah, and the Gospel. Christianity was the white man's religion, declared Fard. It was forced on African Americans during the slave experience. Islam was closer to African roots and identity. Members of the Nation of Islam read the Koran, worship Allah as their God, and accept Mohammed as their chief prophet. Mixed with the religious tenets of Islam were Black Pride and Black Nationalism. The Nation of Islam attracted many followers, especially in prisons, where lost African Americans most looked for guidance. They preached adherence to a strict moral code and reliance on other African Americans.
“ America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem.”
Malcolm reveals his continued faith in Islam as a potential source for social change in America, but also reveals the difference between his experience of Middle Eastern Islam and the form of Islam he has practiced in the United States. While within the Nation of Islam, Malcolm uses Islam as a vehicle for promoting spiritual, social, political, and economic self-reliance among black people. Malcolm’s is a simple version of Islam, bent around debunking whites and giving a rigid version of independence to black people. He finds or way of thinking now shows that Malcolm believes that America’s race problem is resolvable. His ability to live closely with whites, without a trace of racial tension, enables him to see beyond the racial hierarchy of American society. As Martin Luther King preached his gospel of peaceful change and integration in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Malcolm X delivered a different message: whites were not to be trusted. He called on African Americans to be proud of their heritage and to set up strong communities without the help of white Americans.
Malcolm X affected the American society to a good extent. Malcolm X tried to give the oppressed people the knowledge and the strength to fight against the reign of the dominant people in the country. He tried to get black people to use violent and force against the whites, and some people did stand behind him. The reason he did not accomplish to a great extent because he was around the time that Martin Luther King Jr. was around and i think he had more power with the people than Malcolm did. They had contrasting styles but Malcolm I think accomplished his feat to an extent. He made it ok for people in the U.S. to be active muslims, if that is what they wanted to be. Malcolm really helped the African Americans most of all. He gave them the information that they do not have to do what they are told but they can do what they feel like is needed or what they desire. He was an American Muslim Minister and a human rights activist. To some he was a hero to some he was greatly hated. Either side any one can be on he affected this American Country. Malcolm X affected the American Culture to a great extent.
Born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, Malcolm X was a prominent black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and '60s. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere 400 members at the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. Articulate, passionate and a naturally gifted and inspirational orato. He was a very important role in not only the American Culture, but mostly in the African American Culture. I will be using biographies to really try to take a in depth look at his ways and how he tried to change the people. I will use a book by Manning Marable, which was a New York Times Best-Seller, which was a biography about Malcolm X, “Malcolm X: A life of Reinvention”. This will most likely be my main source because searching for a book to do research on this appears the most of any other book. I will also use a National BestSeller of “The autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley”. The aim of my paper is to point out the ways that were before Malcolm X and how things were in the middle of him emerging as ambassador of the nation of islam. I will prove my arguement by showing how he affected the people back then and even how some of his acts are duplicated now. My research will tell me whether he had a major impact on America or if it was barely noticed.