voting and black nationalism for African Americans through these two methods that’s how the black community will promote change. The historical discourse was delivered in 1964 to the Cory Methodist Church by human rights activist‚ minister‚ and icon Malcolm X. The speech demonstrates the power of discourse more importantly serves as the perfect example of a rhetorical situation. The civil rights movement was a pivotal time for African Americans and discourse was often used to address the issues the black
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1960’s Diary Entries HIS 135 Pamela Livingston January 13‚ 2013 Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X- Journal Entry #1 February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was one of the greatest and most influential African Americans the world has ever known. He did so much to make us feel connected with our African American heritage. He would say the things we were thinking but were too afraid to say ourselves. He taught us to stand up for
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any means necessary." These words were spoken by Malcolm X‚ a civil rights leader and political activist. He is also the main character‚ narrator‚ and author of the Autobiography of Malcolm X. The autobiography takes place in various cities in the United States‚ such as Omaha‚ New York‚ and Detroit‚ as well as the Middle East‚ and Africa. Considering the type of literature this is‚ it is obvious to state that Malcolm X is the main character. Malcolm X‚ as a child‚ was intelligent and popular amongst
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Title The Extent That Malcolm X Achieved His Goals In The Civil Rights Movement And The Legacy He Left Behind Outline Plan Define and justify: This project will serve to highlight the role of Malcolm X in the struggle to fight for black civil rights in the civil rights movement in the USA‚ which was led by many groups at the time such as the NAACP‚ The Black Panthers and Martin Luther King. I chose to research Malcolm X’s involvement because he expressed the anger‚ struggle and insistence of black
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religion in some point in their life. Elijah Muhammad‚ Malcolm X‚ and Louis Farrakhan were once Christian‚ but then turned to Islam latter on in life. Seeing that many African- American leaders preached their Islamic beliefs led to the growth of Islam by African- Americans in North America. Most of the Muslims who were born in the United States are African- American converts and descendants of converts. The majority of the movement of Islam in America has grown from recruiting African- Americans on
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biographical film “Malcolm X‚” my understanding of Malcolm X was very little and my being taught of him even less. I grew up in a very small town in East Texas‚ a very rural area that was not surprisingly dominantly white. In school‚ I was taught very little about the Civil Rights movement and all the teachings was focused on Martin Luther King Jr. Sadly‚ I had no previous idea or understanding of Malcolm X to even compare to the film. I understood the film to present Malcolm X to be an American hero
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“That ballot will cast for a man of the community‚ who has the good of the community by heart” Malcolm X‚ proposed a speech "The Ballot or the Bullet"‚ and he argues that we must understand politics of our community and that we must know what politics is supposed to produce. He described how African Americans were being used and should fight for their civil rights. The reason he tries very hard in his speech is because he believes that this is the solution to ending the discrimination against African
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Malcom X Literacy Behind Bars Briana Toney Alabama State University October 9‚ 2012 English 132.07 Literacy is the ability to read and write and allows people to become influential speakers and powerful leaders. Strictly defined‚ literacy is the quality or state of being literate‚ having possession of education‚ and a person’s knowledge of a particular subject or field. Literacy is not having or involving ignorance; it is having knowledge or competence. The term literacy is derived from the
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Thesis The Autobiography of Malcolm X is the result of collaboration between Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. Over a period of several years‚ Malcolm X told Haley his life story in a series of lengthy interviews. Haley wrote down and arranged the material in the first person‚ and Malcolm X edited and approved every chapter. Thus‚ though Haley actually did the writing‚ it is reasonable to consider the work an autobiography. The work is one of the most important nonfiction books of the twentieth
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The Civil Rights Movement in the USA in the 1950s and 1960s Research Task – Report Blake Walker Year 11 Modern History Malcolm X Investigate the life and background of the individual/group Malcolm X was born on the 19th May‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ by the name of Malcolm Little. Malcolm was one of eight children to Louise Norton Little who was an attentive busy housewife. His father‚ Earl Little who was an abrupt Baptist Minister and was also a strong supporter of Marcus Garvey‚ leader of the
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