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    twenty-six thousand members together. It was also this day that Earl and Louise Little‚ gave birth to Malcolm Little‚ bringing him into a family that consisted of six other siblings. Malcolm Little‚ later known as Malcolm X‚ then El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz‚ would later become one of most influential African American Muslim minister and human rights activist‚ as told by Manning Marable’s "Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention". Manning elaborates on every part of Malcolm’s life‚ explaining furthermore his

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X both had philosophy’s on racial discrimination. Martin Luther King’s philosophy on violence‚ public education‚ and integration made the most sense to Americans in 1600’s‚ than Malcolm X’s philosophy. Martin Luther King believed in nonviolence ‚because violence doesn’t solve any problems and only makes problems worse. Malcolm X did not favor violence ‚but believes that they can’t get realization and dignity of Negroes by civil terms. Martin Luther King Jr.’s philosophy

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    stood up for their rights To get equality for the blacks and they were Martin Luther King and Malcolm x. They both had the same goals which were getting freedom for the black people but had different strategies to achieve their goals. Martin Luther King and Malcolm x had totally different upbringing. Martin Luther was raised in a middle-class family which he was also educated. On the other hand‚ Malcolm x was the opposite he was not born into a rich family nor had an education which could be the

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    King Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most prominent individuals in the Civil Rights movement. These two were not only helpful in the movement‚ but were also icons in the history of their race. Although they stood side by side and shared one goal they had two different ways of fighting for equality. These different approaches of fighting for equality for the African-American came from their different upbringings and different experiences with the inequality that the both faced. Malcolm X’s childhood

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    Reaction Paper 1 April 11‚ 2013 Laura Rognerud After reading “Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life behind Bars” and doing some research‚ I side with Charles Dutton; “There is no point in destroying a second life if that life is actually redeemable”. There are many reasons why juveniles do not deserve life in prison without parole. It is not right to hold children and adolescents who are underage to adult standards. Children do not have the rights or responsibilities that adults do. At that

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were and still are respected and appreciated leaders of the African American community in the United States. Both African American greats came from different backgrounds‚ one from a Christian family and the other one from Muslim family. However‚ they faced the same struggle that African Americans were going through since the day they were born. Even though King and X had the same vision of fighting against the struggle‚ they had different tactics of attacking

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    10. Pugo and Togo were a Filipino comedy team in Philippine movies during the 1940s up to 1950s. Composed of Mariano Contreras (1898–1978) and Andres Solomon (1905 – November 3‚ 1952)‚ their brand of humor consisted of short skits‚ slapstick‚ and funny dialogues presented in Manila’s theaters‚ most particularly Clover Theater and Avenue Theater. Mariano Contreras starred as Pugo‚ while Solomon portrayed Togo. They were both bald headed. 9. Palito (September 4‚ 1934 – April 12‚ 2010) was a veteran

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    Malcolm X’s ideological progression throughout his life consisted of many ups and downs‚ from his time as an adolescent to when he was incarcerated to when he was free‚ leading through the civil rights movement. Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam in the 1950s under the teachings of Elijah Muhammed. Elijah Muhammed believed in and promoted black power and pride. Along with this‚ Elijah Muhammed promoted black self-sufficiency and self-reliance instead of integration. Malcolm as a young boy watched

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    happening‚ The Civil Rights Movement. There were many important people to the movement like MLK‚ Ruby Bridges and the Little Rock Nine‚ and then‚ there was Malcolm X. Malcolm at the time had an unorthodox approach to things‚ while most were preaching nonviolence Malcolm said “by any means necessary”‚ which caused the two groups to clash. Malcolm often criticized the movement and its leader calling them “stooges” and “chumps”. The leaders denounced his as well saying that he was an irresponsible extremist

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    What would the world be like if we didn’t have Malcolm X? The social and economic ravages of Jim Crow era racism were all-encompassing and deep-rooted. Yet like a phoenix rising from the ashes of lynch mobs‚ debt peonage‚ residential and labor discrimination‚ and rape‚ the black freedom movement raised a collective call of "No More”! Who’s philosophy is better MLK or Malcolm X? Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.‚ January 15‚ 1929 – April 4‚ 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist

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