black leaders paved the way for many of African Americans today and some died for us. Their ideas‚ tactics‚ and solutions for problems faced by blacks were significant. The three black leaders of America I will be discussing are Fredrick Douglas‚ Malcom X‚ and Martin Luther King. First‚ Fredrick Douglas was a prominent American abolitionist‚ author and orator. Born a slave‚ Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist. His three autobiographies are considered
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King Jr.‚ and Malcolm X are all persistent. Maya Angelou’s "Graduation‚" chronicles an early stage in her life where she sought educational fulfillment‚ while facing the challenges that came along with white supremacy. Malcolm X’s "A Homemade Education" not only gives insight into how and why he learned to read and write‚ but also into how he gained his worldly views through his reading. Martin Luther King Jr.’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" conveys his
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September 9‚ 2013 Synthesis Essay Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were visionaries for the Civil rights Movement. One cannot argue that they were both passionate about equality for colored people. However‚ they both had different means of fighting for those rights. While Malcolm X went with a more aggressive approach‚ MLK wanted peace while gaining their rights. While they both have compelling arguments‚ I agree more with Malcolm X and his approach on this issue. When Martin Luther King gave
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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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Galimore 1 Tyrone Galimore Professor Tania J Quinn 100 las Experience‚ Learning and Identity January 4‚ 2011 Malcolm x‚ self-educated his self in prison‚ and gained self confidence in reading and writing. I see myself in the same position. My whole life I felt I was in prison in the labor work force. `I am attempting to self educate myself at the college of New Rochelle. In an attempt to get a degree‚ so I can improve my finical situation. I am my biggest mentor at this point in my life‚
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On the date of April 3‚ 1964‚ Malcolm X delivered a speech to the American public called‚ The Ballot or the Bullet. Throughout the speech‚ African-Americans were encouraged to stand up for their rights and vote. He also states that in the event of non-compliance for equality from the government‚ that they might need to take matters into their own hands and take up the use of arms. This came after Malcolm separated from his decade long position as spokesman for the Nation of Islam. The main goal of
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bills‚ fights for social inequality‚ and much more. People who respond to authoritative ideals are known as activists. Many significant activists over the past century tend to have some religious background in their fight. Some examples include Malcolm X with the Nation of Islam‚ Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel with Jewish Mysticism‚ Yuri Kochiyama with Catholicism‚ and finally Martin Luther King Jr. with Christianity. All of these leaders had a successful revolution. In other words‚ they were able
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the Civil Rights movement through this very same hourglass‚ observing the different personalities that influenced the minds of many to become shakers and movers of that era. Some of these personalities were well known‚ like Martin Luther King and Malcolm X‚ but many of them remained rural identities within the Civil Rights Movement itself. Some common identities such as those mentioned earlier reflect the great divide that coexisted within the Civil Rights Movement‚ for even though these leaders
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blacks could not work together. The NOI did not achieve very much at all‚ but it did inspire many blacks in the poor parts of the cities. Malcolm X became a member of the NOI while he was in prison for burglary. He was an important speaker for the movement until he left it in 1964 because he did not like the corruption and expensive lifestyles of its leaders. Malcolm was an inspiring orator who criticised King and advocated racial hatred and violence. He persuaded Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) to become
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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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