Why Is Malcolm X Successful
Malcolm X
There have been many successful civil rights leaders throughout the years of racism but, there have only been a few that have done something about it. Malcolm X was known as a civil rights speaker. He encouraged many African Americans to stand up to Whites. He was known as a protester along with Martin Luther King Jr and they were both at the March On Washington. X was apart of the NOI, ( an Islamic organization) and was well known for being apart of it. X was very successful as a young adult making very strong speeches and always standing up for his race. He began to start hating whites when he was four and his house was burnt down to the ground and when a white supremacy …show more content…
He would tell people “The white man is the devil(History). X disliked whites due to his childhood and the events that occurred to him and his family. His dad killed himself because of white men when X was very young. He started protesting as a young teen in the zoot suit riots. The zoot suit riot were a riot between cops and servicemen and the riots were about different minority groups trying to get their rights. In eighth grade, X was told by a teacher after saying he wanted to be a lawyer, ¨A lawyer? That’s not a realistic job for a N****r¨. After being told this, he decided to drop out of school and set a goal for himself. This experience at such a young age could be considered one main reason why he formed such a strong view on white people. X would tell African Americans to defend themselves from white aggression and to be violent if needed. This is very different to King’s approach, which was more peaceful instead of …show more content…
Well, Malcolm X was a protester that wanted all african americans to have rights. X’s beliefs were very strong and he believed that the white man deserved to be hurt for being cruel to blacks. X believed that blacks should fight back physically and verbally to whites. That is one reason X was such a successful leader. Without Malcolm X, African Americans wouldn’t have stood up to whites for being cruel to them. MLK’s protesting did a justice of telling blacks that they have rights but X made everyone feel stronger by proving that they can and will fight back for their
There have been many successful civil rights leaders throughout the years of racism but, there have only been a few that have done something about it. Malcolm X was known as a civil rights speaker. He encouraged many African Americans to stand up to Whites. He was known as a protester along with Martin Luther King Jr and they were both at the March On Washington. X was apart of the NOI, ( an Islamic organization) and was well known for being apart of it. X was very successful as a young adult making very strong speeches and always standing up for his race. He began to start hating whites when he was four and his house was burnt down to the ground and when a white supremacy …show more content…
He would tell people “The white man is the devil(History). X disliked whites due to his childhood and the events that occurred to him and his family. His dad killed himself because of white men when X was very young. He started protesting as a young teen in the zoot suit riots. The zoot suit riot were a riot between cops and servicemen and the riots were about different minority groups trying to get their rights. In eighth grade, X was told by a teacher after saying he wanted to be a lawyer, ¨A lawyer? That’s not a realistic job for a N****r¨. After being told this, he decided to drop out of school and set a goal for himself. This experience at such a young age could be considered one main reason why he formed such a strong view on white people. X would tell African Americans to defend themselves from white aggression and to be violent if needed. This is very different to King’s approach, which was more peaceful instead of …show more content…
Well, Malcolm X was a protester that wanted all african americans to have rights. X’s beliefs were very strong and he believed that the white man deserved to be hurt for being cruel to blacks. X believed that blacks should fight back physically and verbally to whites. That is one reason X was such a successful leader. Without Malcolm X, African Americans wouldn’t have stood up to whites for being cruel to them. MLK’s protesting did a justice of telling blacks that they have rights but X made everyone feel stronger by proving that they can and will fight back for their