Final Draft Malcolm X / Frederick Douglas Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas were two main figures of the black community in the United States. Both of them were self-educated. Both of them faced challenges to achieve their education and both of them had impacted by the growth of their knowledge. We will see in this essay how they learned‚ the challenges they faced while trying to learn and what impact learning had on them. For both Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas‚ learning to
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Men of the Movements Frederick Douglas and Malcolm X were two men who were very important to Americans‚ especially those of African descent. These men made important speeches and organized special movements that eventually led to the beneficial changes of the Civil Rights Movements. The powerful words helped unify the United States to its present state‚ and better the world for all people. Frederick Douglass was a freed slave who passed from master to master until he finally found the satisfaction
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Frederick Douglass vs Malcolm X Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were both powerful protesters against racism in their times‚ but each had their own style of expressing themselves. For example‚ Frederick Douglass used strong negative connotations in his writing and Malcolm X had a very radical and persuasive tone. Their actions also defined their character. After a close look at both‚ I believe Malcolm X was a better leader against racism for two reasonshis actions
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African-Americans during this era. Two authors‚ Frederick Douglass in his essay “Learning to Read and Write” and Malcolm X in his essay “Learning to Read” explore the difficulties they had while trying to teach themselves a literate education. Although Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass learned in different eras and environments‚ using different strategies‚ they both had a similar frustrated tone and goal to learn how to read and write. Douglass and X were both African Americans teaching themselves
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Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas are two famous story about the African American in the 20th century. They are both a slave and did not have a chance to go to school to study English. However‚ they had a motivation to study how to read and write by themselves. Malcolm X studied English by copying all the words in the dictionary‚ which he borrowed from the Charlestown Prison Colony. Meanwhile‚ Frederick Douglas tried to read so many books‚ and learned from other kids‚ who can read and write. They had
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Malcolm X Compare and Contrast One of Spike Lee unique moments in the movie that was also in the book was about Malcolm X mother. In the book‚ it quotes Malcolm X saying‚ “I have rarely talked to anyone about my mother”. In the movie‚ Malcolm was in a bar in Harlem where a white man approached him; the white man called Malcolm a nigger and a boy. Malcolm X did really pay him any attention until the white man said “What you going to do‚ go home back to your momma. When the white man said
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Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X: From Illiteracy to Illumination Most people learn to read and write with the help of a teacher and workbooks in a classroom. Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X had none of these advantages. Despite great obstacles both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X became literate. Although their paths to literacy have some notable differences‚ the similarities are most striking. They both learned to read and write largely on their own‚ and in the process‚ became independent thinkers
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11/1/10 Compare and Contrast Professor Watson Compare and Contrast: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. The 1960’s was a tumultuous time in the United States of America. The civil rights movement polarized the citizens of the country. The civil rights movement was responsible for bringing equality to all men and there were two very different but successful men that led this movement. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were both civil rights leaders but they had very different views on
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Compare and Contrast Martin Luther King‚ Jr. once said‚ “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter‚” and staying silent is just what many civil rights activists‚ including Martin Luther King‚ Jr. avoided. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X are just two of the prominent leaders during the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in nonviolent protesting‚ where Malcolm X believed in doing whatever it takes to accomplish a goal. Although these
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Presence in each of their lives. Malcolm Little would move to Boston and begin taking pride in his assimilation into white culture--wearing zoot suits and conking his hair--while beginning to reject his childhood faith. In his autobiography‚ he would glorify Allah for this dark period in his life saying‚ “All praise is due to Allah that I went to Boston when I did. If I hadn’t‚ I’d probably still be a brainwashed black Christian” (36). LaMothe writes that “Malcolm X’s withdrawal from and rebellion
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