Hope is the best thing to counteract fear and they could not allow it. The white men preferred him to be a little robot that just follows order and stays within the boundaries that they decide. It’s because of leaders like Martin Luther King‚ Malcolm X‚ Booker T. Washington and Frederick
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in action - Racial Justice – defacto equality; seperation to achieve equality or to create a black state‚ economy‚ or society Headquarters – Northern Cities‚ West‚ National Chapter (N.O.I./B.P.P.S.D.) Example 1: Honorable Elijah Muhammad‚ Malcolm X (Malcolm Little) Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)‚ N.O.I. Example 2: Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale (B.P.P.S.D.) The strategy in action III. Stigmatization‚ class‚ and the Welfare State Excluded Agricultural and Domestic workers‚ many of whom were black
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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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and I feel comfortable talking to her about anything I have concerns about‚ she always have the right thing to say. My mom teaches me to be true to myself and to be a leader not a follower and that’s why I love her and she’s a true hero. To me‚ Malcolm X would have to be a societal hero‚ because he too was going in the wrong direction in life. Living the New York lifestyle‚ he was forced in to gambling at a young age‚ robbery ECT. It landed him in prison and had to serve time. While in there‚ he
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How far was the effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s limited by internal divisions? (30 marks) During the Civil Rights Movement great improvements were made gradually for the small minority groups in USA‚ for example Black African Americans‚ Hispanic groups and also women. However‚ from the very beginning there were internal divisions within the civil rights movement as well as external divisions. These partitions were caused by four major factors; methods such as peaceful protest
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Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Speech Strategies During the Civil Rights Movement‚ there were two notable African-American activists who played essential roles in breaking racism towards Blacks in the 1950s to 1960s. These two leaders were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Though both had their own individual ideas on bringing racial tension to an end‚ they presented their beliefs through their influential speeches: I Have a Dream by King and The Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X. In their speeches
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In the book “Learning to Read‚” Malcolm X describes his “homemade Education.” He started his homemade education because his ability to read and write was hampered‚ which frustrated him. He educated himself with a dictionary and began painstakingly copying every entry. He began remembering the words and what they meant. Over a period of time he finished copying out the whole dictionary. Malcolm regarded the dictionary as a miniature encyclopedia. As his word base broadened‚ he found that he could
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for rallying and protesting. Yet‚ there were so many people behind him. So you see you don’t have to do something big and outrageous to be considered a great leader. There are a handful of great leaders that I could think of. Leaders such as Malcolm X‚ Thurgood Marshall‚ and so many others. You never know who the next great leader will be. It could even be your neighbor. So remember‚ you don’t have to be brave to be a great leader‚ and keep in mind that all great leaders are not well known
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protest is a statement or an action that expresses disapproval or objection of something. Of the three that we went over in class; Socrates‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Malcolm X‚ the one whose position is the most effective in protesting and showing that he does not approve of the current way of living‚ is Malcolm X. Malcolm X has a no nonsense attitude about what to do with an unjust law or situation. He uses the “any means necessary” approach to the situation where he believes that you not only
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their struggle‚ marched with them down streets‚ been in jails‚ and have been abused by police officers. He says they understand the immediate need for “powerful action” (348). 7. What is King’s criticism of Elijah Mohammad’s movement (which Malcolm X followed) and black nationalism? What is his warning to the
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