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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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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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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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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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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Malcolm X writes about his experience as a young boy‚ wanting to be like the people around him. During the time period this short story‚ My First Conk was written‚ racism was very much alive. There is a short paragraph written about the author before the actual short story. This section reveals some of the background of Malcolm X. His entire family was targeted for the color of their skin. Back then‚ the ‘normal’ people were people with white skin. People with white skin had straight and smooth hair
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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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Malcolm X and MLK Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was a Baptist minister and the leader of the civil rights movement. He faced many discriminations and became a preacher that won many worthy titles as a black man. MLK tried to explain and persuade the society in coming together in peace for the future children to be equal no matter what color of skin. MLK had a dream that both white and black men unified to have equal rights of life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness.On the other hand‚ Malcolm X was prisoned
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disobedience in which he spoke. Martin Luther king was a true civil rights leader. Malcolm X Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Malcolm was an intelligent child‚ graduating at the top of his class‚ however his dream of becoming a lawyer was brushed by his teacher who said his goal wasn’t realistic because he was black. Soon after‚ he lost interest in school‚ and dropped out. Malcolm became involved in negative environment and started committing crimes and illegal
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Movement of the 1950s and 1960s were a profound turning point in American History. African American’s had been fighting for equality for many years but in the early 1950s the fight started to heighten‚ from Rosa Parks‚ to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ to Malcolm X‚ the fight would take on many different forms over the span of two decades‚ and was looked at from many different points of view. The Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement For most historians the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement started
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