A Malcolm X Reaction Paper: From George Washington to Rosa Parks‚ JFK‚ and countless others‚ the world has been blessed and challenged by various leaders. In the national bestseller‚ “The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ as told to Alex Haley” we have the experience of being introduced into the life of a leader of such category; Mr. Malcolm X‚ Malcolm Little‚ Detroit Red‚ or rather El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Throughout his autobiography‚ Malcolm went through several stages of his life that ultimately
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Vitals Name: Gordon Parks Birth Date: November 30‚ 1912 Place of Birth: Fort Scott‚ Kansas‚ United States of America Nationality: American Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Occupations: photographer‚ composer‚ filmmaker‚ writer Awards Julius Rosenwald Award for photography‚ 1942; Syracuse University School of Journalism Award‚ 1961; Frederic W. Brehm Award‚ 1962; Newhouse Citation‚ Syracuse University‚ 1963; Philadelphia Museum of Art Award‚ 1964; New York Art Directors Club Award
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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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Malcolm X Is My Hero “The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first‚ then you’ll get action.” Malcolm X the African American to fight for race pride and black nationalism by going around speaking to African americans. Malcolm X has been a proud African american just like me‚ and that’s why he’s my hero. Although‚ X saw us‚ black folks not only as an African American but as Afro-American. He believed
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My First Conk The Summary Malcom Little‚ he born during the year of no privilege present for colored skin citizen in the United States. Grow up unsupervised and luck of parental guidance‚ Malcolm Little finds it way on the streets to survive. Life’s difficulties brought him several conflicts with the law and landed him in prison. However‚ he met the man whom will change his personal life perspective from troublemaker in the streets‚ into the man with the sense of self-worth‚ acceptance‚ and knowledge
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“The real names of our people were destroyed during slavery. The last name of my forefathers was taken from them when they were brought to America and made slaves‚ and then the name of the slave master was given‚”- Malcolm X. He is saying that slavery took away who you were‚ and all of your basic rights‚ and political writing was one of the ways of getting it back. In African-American history‚ literature has been used in many different ways‚ one of the most common ways was political writing. Different
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from Malcolm X’s autobiography however‚ was how he emerged from the experience with new and greater insight. After meeting with and experiencing the genuine hospitality and kindness of Dr. Omar Azzam‚ Malcolm X was able to expand his own personal boundaries‚ allowing himself to question his stance on the demonization of the white man. By putting himself into an environment that made him feel uncomfortable and surrounding himself with by a race he has been conditioned to distrust‚ Malcolm X was able
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Research Report-Civil Rights Movement Martin Luther King Jr.‚ a major Civil Rights leader‚ once said¨I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin‚ but by the content of their character¨.This was a very inspirational line by Martin Luther King Jr. from the March On Washington during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. Americans.In the book of Glory Field‚ Thomas (or Tommy) Lewis‚ a part of the Lewis family‚ wanted
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The life of Malcolm Little‚ and the hardships he was born into and had to deal with is the purpose of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”. The text is very beautiful and powerful due to the way the author structures each scenario to the point where the reader becomes greatly involved. Throughout the story‚ the author allows the reader to understand everything by describing every event and confrontation vividly. (Alex Haley‚ Page. 1) “When my mother was pregnant with me‚ she told me later‚ a party of
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X 1 The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley ABSTRACT 2 Malcolm X had a hard life. He struggled with coexitsting with whites all of his life. He had many trials and tribulations during his time which formed his opinions of races and equality between races. He was taught his earlier opinions by his learning experiences and what he experienced growing up. As he got older he developed a different sense of what
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