The Assassination of Malcolm X was unjust because he was a civil rights activist. As an American Muslim minister himself‚ he helped change society and its wrongs. However some may argue that he preached racism and violence to his followers. Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21th‚ 1965. Born on May 19‚ 1925‚ because of his dad’s civil right activism‚ the family received harassment from white Supremacist groups like the KKK. As an adult‚ Malcolm indicated white America in its harshest terms for
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Malcolm X changed the world with his fight with the civil rights movement and the Islam religion. The civil right movement was the fight for African Americans to have equal access to opportunities as does any other U.S citizen. He was also an important leader to the Islamic culture. He became one of the most well known and influential human rights activists in history. Malcolm Little was born on May 19th 192 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Malcolm’s mother‚ Louise Norton Little worked from home to support her
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Malcolm X: By All Means Necessary As I finished reading the book "Malcolm X: By All Means Necessary"‚ I thought about a lot of the things Malcolm X stood for; equal rights‚ black power and freedom from the "white man". Malcolm had an ideology that he stood for strongly‚ which to me is especially important. Malcolm fought for the black population in the 1960’s through adversity and defeat‚ he took a stand for what he believed in and helped change the
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In Learning to Read‚ Malcolm X‚ one of the most articulate and powerful leaders of black America during the 1960s‚ describes his struggle of self-education while being incarcerated. Malcolm X composed his journey of self-in order to convey the message that the reader should strive to look for more than what is taught to them by the public school system‚ to‚ in a way‚ look outside the box. The three portions of the rhetorical triangle‚ to analyze Learning to Read‚ are the audience‚ author‚ and text
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Malcolm X was an American Muslim Minister and a human rights activist. He was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska United States on May 19th‚ 1925 and was assassinated on February the 21st‚ 1965‚ giving him a life span of only 40 years. Even after his death‚ he was considered one of the most greatest and influential African Americans in history. Malcolm’s social life mainly revolved around a group called the Nation of Islam (NOI). He also managed to make political and cultural developments through a free drug
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contrasting two great people. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Their many beliefs may have blossomed from the households they came from and how they grew up. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While‚ Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile
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Hollywood Vs History The film Malcolm X is very close to actual things that happened to Malcolm in real life even though there were some things that did not actually happen that were shown in the movie just.In this film some of the facts were correct and so many other events were incorrect in this particular films reality are Exaggerated‚ actuality are lied about and characters are demolished‚ destroyed and annihilated. In this paper we talk about how Hollywood deceives people into thinking an
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Malcolm X was born on May 19th‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Initially‚ his legal name was Malcolm Little‚ however‚ in 1952‚ he changed his surname to X because it stood for his lost tribal name‚ and because he believed that Little was his slave name. Malcolm lived with his mother‚ father‚ and seven siblings. His father‚ Earl Little‚ supported Marcus Garvey‚ the leader of Universal Negro Improvement Association (which was dedicated to racial pride). The Black Legion (a white supremacist organization)
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Who achieved more for black Americans‚ Martin Luther king (MLK) or Malcolm X During the period of the 1950’s‚ black people were discriminated against and received unfair treatment because of white people’s opinion on the race. Black people at the time had to live in very bad conditions‚ health‚ housing and school wise. It was enforced very harshly that white and black people (or people of colour) to be separated. This washarsher in the south due to the fact they were more openly racist than the
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By any means necessary. Malcolm x‚ a minister from the movie Malcom X directed by Spike Lee. Malcom was a person that was trying to be white man and being mischievous. And dealing with drugs on a daily bases. However ‚ later in the movie he changed to better man and was trying to bring justice and equality to the Islamic and the afro Americans. Malcolm started as a carless and selfish person. He would go out do drugs and would be concerned where he would work next and get his money similar to Walter
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