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    One of many quotes     Malcolm X said in during his speeches before being assassinated on February 21‚ 1965  by a black Muslim moments before giving a speech in Washington. The assassination of Malcolm X was just because he believed in racial separation‚ violence and tried to change the basic muslim beliefs.     The first reason why the assassination of Malcolm X was just is because he believe in racial separation‚ Although Many people believe that the assassination of Malcolm X was unjust and wrong

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    The Evolution of Malcolm X Donelle Harris DeVry University Professor Gardner 10/14/11 The Evolution of Malcolm X Malcolm X is my role model because of the adversity he had to overcome and the profound effect he had on Black America and society as a whole. Malcolm Little was born May 19‚ 1925 in a hospital in Omaha‚ NE. (Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ by Alex Haley‚ p.2‚ phg.3). He was one of eight children of Earl and Louise Little. His father was a Preacher

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    Reading Response: Malcolm X 1. Subject: This reading is about Malcolm X gaining inspiration to learn how to read and write during his time in prison and the many wonders of the world he learns of through reading. The topic is Malcolm X’s passion for learning and the main ideas are what he learns about which drives him to fight for the nonwhite man. The setting takes place in Charlestown Prison and Norfolk Prison Colony where Malcolm X was imprisoned in 1946-1953. Characters included in the reading

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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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    Was Malcolm X Justified

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    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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    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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    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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    Malcolm X There have been many successful civil rights leaders throughout the years of racism but‚ there have only been a few that have done something about it. Malcolm X was known as a civil rights speaker. He encouraged many African Americans to stand up to Whites. He was known as a protester along with Martin Luther King Jr and they were both at the March On Washington. X was apart of the NOI‚ ( an Islamic organization) and was well known for being apart of it. X was very successful as a young

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    Malcolm X Malcolm X By: Miles Pruitt Book: Autobiography of Malcolm X Author: Alex Hailey and Malcolm X Publisher: Grove Press Published: 1965 By: Miles Pruitt Book: Autobiography of Malcolm X Author: Alex Hailey and Malcolm X Publisher: Grove Press Published: 1965 During the 1960’s in the United States‚ there lived a man who would make Civil Rights history. Malcolm X‚ or El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz‚ was born Malcolm Little May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska as the

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    In The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ Malcolm’s life went downfall after his father was murdered when he was eight. Malcolm was sent to reform school where later he realized that being black was a disadvantage because they don’t got a place in society. Malcolm thought as being black as a bad thing‚ he thought he should hate himself for being who he is. However Malcolm realized that being black was lucky because he figured out that the first people were black people. He realized that the religion of

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