Malcolm X Malcolm X was one of the most iconic figures of 20th century America. He is often grouped with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ because both men were involved in the civil-rights movement in the late 1950s and early 1960s. However‚ these two men were drastically different. While King preached about nonviolence and equal rights‚ Malcolm X condoned violence as a means to get what one wants. While Malcolm X was justified in some of his endeavors‚ his philosophy as a whole was unhealthy and damaged
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A Malcolm X Reaction Paper: From George Washington to Rosa Parks‚ JFK‚ and countless others‚ the world has been blessed and challenged by various leaders. In the national bestseller‚ “The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ as told to Alex Haley” we have the experience of being introduced into the life of a leader of such category; Mr. Malcolm X‚ Malcolm Little‚ Detroit Red‚ or rather El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Throughout his autobiography‚ Malcolm went through several stages of his life that ultimately
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On the day of February 21‚ 1965‚ Malcolm X gave a speech to hundreds and hundreds of people. Malcolm X was a man who wanted nothing but peace in the world but who knew that he was not going to live to see it happen. Malcolm X assassination was unjust because he was a man who wanted equality‚ and who also wanted to end segregation‚ however many people seem to think otherwise. Malcolm Little or Malcolm X as most people know him by‚ was born on May 19‚ 1925. He was a foster child after
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be true. In a sense as this‚ looking at historical figures‚ experiences made them of whom they were or are. Looking at one specifically‚ Malcolm X‚ a activist for social‚ economic and political rights whose experiences transformed him to an ‘’altered’’ person from time to time. Upon reading the book ‘’The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley’’ Malcolm X‚ as explaining before‚ make these baffling transformations in different points of time in his life. His anti white views may be daunting
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deeply divided for so long. The Autobiography was collaboration between the most visible spokesman for the black power movement‚ Malcolm X‚ and journalist Alex Haley that conducted in-depth interviews between 1963 and 1965‚ before his assassination. This work explores his come-up from being an unruly rebel as an adolescent to an electrifying Nation of Islam minister. Malcolm Little was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska during 1925. His father‚ Reverend Earl Little‚ was a Baptist minister‚ and his mother from
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Norfolk Prison Colony he took advantage of the extensive library and became an ardent reader of books and dictionaries; became self-educated and a jailhouse scholar. As well‚ Malcolm acquired his forensic skill by joining the debating classes‚ which made him articulate public orator and exceptional arguer. In 8th grade‚ Malcolm told his teacher that he want to be lawyer‚ but his said he should become a carpenter instead. Obviously‚ Malcolm’s 8th grade teacher was wrong. The world would come know
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Psychological Needs Malcolm X‚ just like anybody else‚ needed air‚ water‚ and food supply to be able to survive. Fortunately this was given to him from his family who worked to supply him with what he needed to live. Later on‚ when his parents were not there anymore for him‚ he needed to find these psychological needs and the choice he made was the negative one; by stealing‚ robbing‚ and doing "dirty" jobs. Even if illegal‚ that supplied Malcolm with his needs. Safety Needs Since Malcolm’s father
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Autobiography of Malcolm X: Book Report One of the most prominent names surrounding the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who used non-violent protests to fight for the equality of Afro-Americans. In the non-fiction book The Autobiography of Malcolm X: as told to Alex Hayley‚ which was published by Ballantine Books of The Random House Publishing Group in 1973‚ we are taken on a revealing‚ 466 page‚ journey through the life of “The angriest black man in America” Malcolm X. This riveting
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person’s full potential is and realizing that potential. It is broken up as morality‚ spontaneity‚ and lack of prejudice. Based on the two texts I read‚ The Color of Water by James McBride and The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley‚ I consider both James McBride and Malcolm X “self-actualized” men to a certain extent. James McBride is a “self-actualized” man to a certain extent because throughout his life he had a white Jewish mother and he never judged‚ hated‚ or feared her; he had
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51 March 5‚ 2012 “My Prison Studies Malcolm X”: Summary and Reaction In reading the essay to Malcolm X “My Prison Studies”‚ Malcolm X has gained a lot of his knowledge in prison through reading the dictionary‚ and as he began to write out the whole dictionary‚ and learn more by studying each word‚ his writing speed began to become better and better‚ along with his understandings for each word. Bimbi‚ whom was another inmate in prison‚ encouraged Malcolm X and gave him a lot of motivation to gain
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