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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Malcolm X Malcolm X‚ whose birth name was Malcolm Little‚ was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska in 1925. Malcolm X became a very controversial figure during the classic years of the American civil rights movement as he preached race separation as opposed to integration. Malcolm X even angered the leaders of Nation of Islam (NOI) and he left the organisation in 1964 and formed his own movement. In 1965‚ members of NOI murdered Malcolm X. Malcolm X believed in separatism – blacks living separate from whites
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“That ballot will cast for a man of the community‚ who has the good of the community by heart” Malcolm X‚ proposed a speech "The Ballot or the Bullet"‚ and he argues that we must understand politics of our community and that we must know what politics is supposed to produce. He described how African Americans were being used and should fight for their civil rights. The reason he tries very hard in his speech is because he believes that this is the solution to ending the discrimination against African
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any means necessary." These words were spoken by Malcolm X‚ a civil rights leader and political activist. He is also the main character‚ narrator‚ and author of the Autobiography of Malcolm X. The autobiography takes place in various cities in the United States‚ such as Omaha‚ New York‚ and Detroit‚ as well as the Middle East‚ and Africa. Considering the type of literature this is‚ it is obvious to state that Malcolm X is the main character. Malcolm X‚ as a child‚ was intelligent and popular amongst
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to Harlem‚ New York in the year 1964 to listen to Malcolm Little‚ better known as Malcolm X‚ give his speeches about having more civil rights for the black community. He claimed that they should try to spend money inside of their community to help it prosper and prevent it from becoming a slum or a ghetto. He compared their situation many times to when America was first starting and how they had to fight for their freedom from Britain. Malcolm X talked about Patrick Henry and how he said‚ “Give me
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Thesis The Autobiography of Malcolm X is the result of collaboration between Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. Over a period of several years‚ Malcolm X told Haley his life story in a series of lengthy interviews. Haley wrote down and arranged the material in the first person‚ and Malcolm X edited and approved every chapter. Thus‚ though Haley actually did the writing‚ it is reasonable to consider the work an autobiography. The work is one of the most important nonfiction books of the twentieth
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The first person that comes to mind who had truly reached Self-Actualization is Malcolm X. Born Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska the four child out of twelve children to Louise Little who was a home maker and to Earl Little who was an outspoken Baptist Preacher. It seems as if Malcolm X had become aware of his self-actualization early on in life. While in prison for burglary Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of
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References: Biography.com. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/nelson- mandela-9397017?page=1 Malcolm X. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.malcolmx.com/about/bio3.html Promote Tolerance. (2013). Retrieved from http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00117/mandela.html Mckinney‚ S. L. (2013). About.com Malcolm X. Retrieved from http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/a/Malcolm-X.htm
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Embracing their missions‚ both go out to spread their faiths leading to greater evangelization and closer encounters with the God of Abraham. Despite the racial divide still in his heart‚ Malcolm X would later see in Islam what St. Paul saw in the Mystical Body of Christ: “the Oneness of Man under One God” (X‚ 207). This change would occur after his fallout with the leader of the Nation of Islam and his mentor‚ Elijah Muhammad‚ and his hajj to Mecca. Similarly‚ St. Paul‚ after his conversion and
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X‚ it is shown that all though they had some different ideas‚ they used many similar speaking techniques known as Rhetorical devices. Through the uses of Rhetorical Devices and appeals‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were able to acquire a position of power. Many people believe Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were opposites because of their tactics‚ based on the fact that Martin Luther King Jr. was kind and peaceful‚ and Malcolm was aggressive yet effective
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