African-Americans have been violated since they were brought over to America as slaves in the late 1600’s to the land of the free. Great political gains for African-Americans were made in the 1960’s such as the right to vote without paying. Still‚ many African Americans were dissatisfied with their economic situation‚ so they reacted with violence in the form of riots. Other African-Americans became frustrated with the system of "white" America; hence they turned to militant organizations that stressed black
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Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X Malcolm X was a Muslim that became one of the greatest men that influential African Americans. One afternoon‚ on February 21‚ 1965 Malcolm X loss his life by the Nation of Islam. The questions surrounding the death of this puzzling and fearless man still trouble us. The Files of Malcolm X‚ reveals The Smoking Guns in the FBI reports‚ which was dated for February 22‚ 1965‚ the files declares that Malcolm X had 10 gun shots penetrating to the chest
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Reading Response “Homemade Education” In the essay "A Homemade Education‚" Malcolm X begins with explaining the struggles of how he taught himself to read and write in prison by using a dictionary and wrote from every night. He discusses how his interest and resolve to be "able to read and understand"(Malcom 227). Literature has led him to a freedom which he had never felt before. As he followed the teachings of Elijah Muhammad‚ he found astonishing interest in black history and slavery. His tone
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X are seen as unprecedented heroes of the Civil Rights movement. They relentlessly campaigned for equality between blacks and whites. Through their powerful leadership and strategic rhetoric they became Messiah like figures and generated a huge following throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Although the rhetoric of Martin and Malcom had an enormous impact on the progress of the civil rights movement‚ we should not romanticize these men. Despite
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1950’s and 1960’s. I am a self-professed scholar of African American history and I found an amazing amount of information that I was not aware of. Like most who claim to be Black History experts‚ I was aware of the roles of Martin Luther King‚ Malcolm X‚ Rosa Parks‚ W.E.B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey. However‚ I was not aware of the impact that so many lesser known figures had in the civil rights movement. It was refreshing to learn of the roles played by Harold Cruse‚ Arturo Schomburg‚ Richard Wright
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Tiffany Brock Homemade Education Malcolm X was a moving motivational speaker. He was able to speak and have the whole world listen. The way he dictates his words within his speech‚ would make you think he was very educated and probably had a college degree. The truth is Malcolm X only finished school through the eighth grade. In his book “Prison Studies”‚ Malcolm X confesses that most of his education was retrieved while serving in prison. I believe that his “homemade education”‚ laid the pavement
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This weeks reading is somewhat of a refreshing change from previous weeks as it highlights the dreams and visions of those (Martin Luther King Jr‚ Malcom X‚ Nelson Mandela‚ Steve Biko) who strived for a world without white oppression‚ although the philosophies they embraced differed. An example of this is through the comparison of MLK and Malcom X through the readings of James M Washington’s‚ A Testament of Hope and Malcom X’s "The Black Revolution". Initially‚ there a common threads throughout the
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Summary of "The Ballot or the Bullet" Malcolm X emphasizes voting as a solution to ending discrimination against Blacks. He addresses the poor leaders and the denial of voting rights to Blacks. He saw that elections had been narrowly decided and that the Black vote was the deciding factor in these elections. (PARAGRAPH 10) He wanted people to understand that when candidates promise to pass legislation favorable to Blacks‚ those candidates must be held accountable after the elections and
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were for good‚ but it is history and we should know it and respect it. Speaking about the United States of America‚ it appears to be a cradle for several types and expressions of civil rights movements. It is logical‚ because for its entire history this country had been a real melting pot for different races‚ nations and religions. Different people alone or with families came to America to find the better life; some of them had been brought against their willing. Well-known‚ that before the Civil
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Who was the most significant member if the civil rights movement‚ Martin Luther King or Malcolm X ? Martin Luther King and Malcolm X where two very different people‚ with very different views . But were both fighting for the same thing‚ civil rights. Martin Luther King was a civil rights activist‚ also a pacifist he strongly disagreed with any use of violence. Malcolm x on the other hand‚ believed in violence and criticised Martin luther king’s beliefs in non-violent protest‚ because he thought
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