main Idea Final Thought Topic Sentence Malcolm X VS. Frederick Douglass How would you compare your education experience with Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass? Education comes from attending elementary; middle school‚ high school‚ and college. However education can also come from home if the education is legitimate. In Malcolm X’s "A Homemade Education‚" Malcolm discusses his struggles between the language on his childhood streets growing up and the
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During the fifties and sixties‚ two main figureheads campaigned for equal African American civil rights‚ Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Although both aimed to end the divide of inequality and racism‚ they went about in leading this change in very different ways. Malcolm X was influenced by his hate of white supremacy and need racial separation‚ yet equality‚ through any means necessary. While Martin Luther King Jr was motivated by his want for racial equality and complete integration through peace
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determination‚ you can tell in his voice that he means everything he says and his hope reaches out to people and the way he emphases his words captures the audience’s attention. He believed that every person should be equal despite their skin color. In Malcolm X’s speech he talks more about himself and he thought it would be best for everyone to keep their religion to themselves. He believed that the black people were trapped by the white people. He thought of white people as the enemy and he mostly spoke
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The assassination of Malcolm x was unjust because he was a activist of black rights‚ and an influential leader. However some believe that he was a violent man ‚who encouraged physical retaliation . The assassination of Malcolm x was unjust because he was a activist of black rights .Malcolm x was born March ‚ 19 1925 . During that time (early 1900s) blacks were treated like low lives and were given little to no respect by whites. This consequently created a genuine hate in his heart. With his upbringing
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Malcolm X was born May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ NE. Malcolm X was an Black African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. The assassination of Malcolm was on February 21‚ 1965 in Washington Heights‚ New York City. The assassination of Malcolm X was unjust because he fought for civil rights and was a spokesman for Black Muslim faith‚however some people believe he stood for violence. Malcolm X fought for civil rights because In 1930 to 1975 the group accepted black Americans as members. The
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In 1963 Malcolm X split from the Nation Of Islam and started a fresh start by going to Mecca to do the pilgrimage. The reason why Malcolm went to Mecca was because he wanted to established his own Muslim organization which stemmed from a desire in him to learn more about the historical origins of islam and the black race. His trip to mecca brought him to the awareness that the enemy was an international power ‚ arrangement which grew out of certain thought pattern. Furthermore‚ Malcolm X had heard
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Malcolm X (1925-1965) was formerly named Malcolm Little. Throughout his short life he altered the world. He was a questionable candidate‚ but was used in a major way to shape the “Race Revolution.” Metanoia as described by the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ “is a transformative change of heart; especially: a spiritual conversion” ("Metanoia"). This is how Malcolm X’s life turned out; he was once a generic thug who turned his life around with purposefulness‚ brought on by a power greater than himself
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Gregory Boyd Jr. Professor Kerrigan English 102 October 8‚ 2013 Malcolm X & Martin Luther King Jr. While Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests against narrow minded white supremacists helped him rise to national fame‚ Malcolm X‚ born Malcolm Little‚ lectured the United States about Islam and urged others to dismiss all whites as their enemies and arm themselves for war. Each discussed the same issues‚ but their methods of achievement and ideas about equal opportunity differed as much as night
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interpretation were both good representations of Malcolm X’s life and ideals. Both were very detailed and entertaining in their depiction. Alex Haley’s portrayal of Malcolm X’s life as told by Malcolm‚ shares the same perception as the movie‚ but what Alex provides in the book many of Malcolm’s various interactions with "white folks"‚ and each interaction Malcolm gained something from it‚ some positive while others negative. For Example‚ while in middle school‚ Malcolm is first in his class‚ and class representative
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of King and Malcolm X. They have the different reactions to the majority. The leader for the equality‚ King‚ describes the situations why he has to be in Birmingham jail. King’s purpose is that he requires the human rights and civil rights for the minority. He creates a gentle tone in order to engage the majority that they will never agree on any violence during the consideration of the majority to eradicate discrimination. On the other hand‚ the anti-segregation leader‚ Malcolm X‚ demonstrates
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