Why Is Malcolm X Successful
MALCOLM X: BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
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Malcolm X played a key role in the spread of Islamic faith in the African American community, and later as an activist during the Civil Rights era. He offered an alternative perspective to the mainstream attitude during this time period. X was an advocate for the establishment of a separate black community (rather than integration) and the use of violence as a means of self-defense against acts infiltrated through racism (as opposed to the pacifist, nonviolent strategy of his counterpart, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Malcolm X was one of the most complex and enigmatic African American leaders of all time. Although a polarizing person, Malcolm X has been regarded as one of the most important figures in history. Malcolm Little, later known as Malcolm X and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925 to Earl and Louse Little, the fourth of six children. Earl was a leader of the Omaha chapter of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), an organization started by Marcus Garvey. The objective of the UNIA was to improve the lives of African Americans from a global standpoint. It instilled the importance of African Americans using their own resources as a means of self-reliance, without the dependence on whites. Earl’s challenges of the social standards of the time …show more content…
X’s notoriety rose as he was appointed the assistant minister for the Nation of Islam’s Temple One in Detroit, which was soon followed by temples in Boston, Philadelphia, and Harlem. He began an extensive recruitment for the Nation of Islam, which rapidly increased the membership. Over the next ten years, Malcolm X would help transition the Nation of Islam from a diminutive sect to a significant force of over 100,000 members in the United
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Malcolm X played a key role in the spread of Islamic faith in the African American community, and later as an activist during the Civil Rights era. He offered an alternative perspective to the mainstream attitude during this time period. X was an advocate for the establishment of a separate black community (rather than integration) and the use of violence as a means of self-defense against acts infiltrated through racism (as opposed to the pacifist, nonviolent strategy of his counterpart, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Malcolm X was one of the most complex and enigmatic African American leaders of all time. Although a polarizing person, Malcolm X has been regarded as one of the most important figures in history. Malcolm Little, later known as Malcolm X and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925 to Earl and Louse Little, the fourth of six children. Earl was a leader of the Omaha chapter of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), an organization started by Marcus Garvey. The objective of the UNIA was to improve the lives of African Americans from a global standpoint. It instilled the importance of African Americans using their own resources as a means of self-reliance, without the dependence on whites. Earl’s challenges of the social standards of the time …show more content…
X’s notoriety rose as he was appointed the assistant minister for the Nation of Islam’s Temple One in Detroit, which was soon followed by temples in Boston, Philadelphia, and Harlem. He began an extensive recruitment for the Nation of Islam, which rapidly increased the membership. Over the next ten years, Malcolm X would help transition the Nation of Islam from a diminutive sect to a significant force of over 100,000 members in the United