The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written during the middle 1960’s but covers a span of about 35 years. The story of Malcolm’s life is set against a historical backdrop which takes us from the roaring 20s‚ through the depression‚ to World War II and the Civil Rights era. Malcolm’s personal struggles throughout his life closely mirror the turmoil which plagued the nation during this snapshot in history. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He was the son of a
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Although Malcolm X was able to demonstrate how the average Negro was brainwashed into conformity throughout The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ he did not believe he was brainwashed after his conversion to the Nation of Islam‚ which caused him to be hypocritical. “The devil white man cut these black people off from all knowledge of their own kind and cut them off from any knowledge of their own language‚ religion‚ and past culture‚ until the black man in America was the earth’s only race of people
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playing disc-shaped records. From the 1890’s until the early 1920’s‚ phonograph records and machines were broadly marketed and sold. Record marketing gave Americans access to music they had never heard before. The 1920’s brought improvements in radio technology‚ which turned the radio into a new marketed product. As radio ownership increased‚ so did the number of radio stations. By 1922‚ there were 600 radio stations around the United States (Radio in the 1920’s). Families used their radio for entertainment
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“At Fusion‚ Malcolm Harris tracks the provenance of this rather peculiar idea. The original “safe spaces‚” he writes‚ were established by gays and lesbians in the mid ’60s and subsequently picked up by feminists who hoped to “distance” themselves “from men and patriarchal thought.” These “spaces‚” he notes‚ “were not entirely free of internal disagreement‚” but they did require their participants to exhibit “a devotion to a common political project” or cause.”(Silly Students) This essay will discuss
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1940’s Decade‚ Political Leaders/Historical Events The start of the 1940’s‚ it wasn’t something to be glad of‚ the second world war‚ a major event that occurred almost half the decade; was taking place and has Hitler‚ a major politician and leader of the Nazi Party may have been the cause of the major deadly historical event. World War II was fought between two sides‚ the Allies and the Axis powers. In the Allies side consisting of the U.S‚ Soviet Union and the UK‚ with political leaders Franklin
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Prohibition During the beginning of the roaring 1920’s‚ the ratification of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. constitution banned the manufacture‚ transportation‚ and sale of intoxicating liquors. It became known as the “Prohibition” era. The Prohibition era left a long lasting effect on the nation still to this day. Banning the sales of liquor manufacture‚ transportation‚ and sales created large organized crime/gang activity in the big cities across the United States. Prohibition was difficult to
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Illnesses of the 1700’s There were many illnesses in the 1700’s and 1800’s that were life threatening‚ or even a sure death‚ that are in current times‚ not a concern‚ or highly curable. Examples are smallpox‚ bubonic plague‚ typhus‚ mumps‚ influenza‚ yellow fever‚ and measles. These diseases almost single handedly wiped out several native American tribes‚ and wreaked havoc on European communities. Small pox‚ overtook half of Boston in 1763. There was no cure‚ and to this day there is not one
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The American health system in the beginning of the 1900’s took a dramatic change on how food was to be handled‚ to prevent diseases and keep freshness. It a lot has helped change and eliminate diseases. Some conditions are different though‚ what some food is made with‚ and any unchecked places of service. Fast food going from conspiracy to not so much of a crazy thought. And then people put some food‚ not where it’s supposed to be. To a new generation of animals. Horses used for war‚ sport‚ work
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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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ASSASSINATION VIII. CONCLUSION It has been nearly 35 years since the assassination of Malcolm X‚ yet the stature of the man remains in tact‚ if not even greater today. His war against the white establishment evolved from inner needs just as he had rebelled against symbols of authority early in his life. It was this early rebellion and the phases that followed‚ that enabled him to adapt to his later environment. Malcolm X coped with painful ordeals by forgetting them or remembering them in a brighter
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