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    Conintelpro and Malcolm X

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    still a very controversial topic right up until today‚ the assassination of Malcolm X‚ and who really played a major part in it. The reason I am so interested in writing on this topic is because the FBI until this very day‚ refuses to open and reveal documents about his assassination and who was really involved. What are they hiding? I intend to provide evidence that two innocent men went to prison and that there are some who were involved in his murder still walking the streets today. Too many bogus

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    Malcolm X Research Paper

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    Composition 17 March 2014 _From Malcolm Little to El-Hajj Maalik El Shabazz: The Contributions of Malcolm X_ In 1964‚ Civil Rights activist Malcolm X and his companion‚ Alex Haley enshrined Malcolm’s life and legacy into the contents of an autobiography. _The Autobiography of Malcolm X_ is in narrative detail‚ the progression of his life from Malcolm Little to Malcolm X to El- Hajj Maalik El Shabazz. Malcolm X was a force that brought upon change in both Black America and the global community as well

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    principles of leadership as shown by Malcolm X | LEADERSHIP | | There have been many individuals of our time who have been described as good or effective leaders. This was due to their ability to provide persons with purpose direction and motivation and exhibit key principles of leadership. One such leader was Malcolm X‚ whose ability to influence others was said to be largely responsible for increasing the membership in the nation of Islam in America from five hundred in 1952 to twenty

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    Counter Intelligence Program and the Assassination of Malcolm X During the early 1950’s‚ Malcolm X was the top spokesman for the Black Nationalist Muslim group called the Nation of Islam (NOI). As the national representative of the NOI‚ Malcolm X attracted the media spotlight by speaking out against the injustices that were being inflicted upon black Americans in the United States (Haley 225). Malcolm later separated from the NOI due to accusations of immoral behavior he made against his leader

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    Auto Biography Of Malcolm X By‚ Alex Haley Illustrator/Photographer: Main Topic of this book: After the government tears apart his family and he can no longer bear the racism of his all-white high school in Michigan‚ Malcolm flees to Boston and Harlem‚ where he sinks deep into a life of crime. From hustling‚ drug addiction and armed violence in America’s black ghettos Malcolm X turned‚ in a dramatic prison conversion‚ to the puritanical fervor of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became

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    imagine that at age 21 Malcolm X tried to start a letter with “Look‚ daddy‚ let me pull your coat about a cat…” (X 256). He spent 7 years in prison for robbery‚ and during that time he underwent a self-metamorphosis. His way of putting it is “books opened up a whole new world to me” (260). History‚ philosophy‚ genetics and a whole dictionary all contributed to his learning process. But‚ as he learned more‚ he found the terrors of slavery and the other atrocities that the white man had brought upon the

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    Malcolm X Movie Analysis

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    The Movie “Malcolm X”‚ directed by Spike Lee is based on the story of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” where Denzel Washington plays the lead role of Malcolm X. The movie portrays the legend’s life in three sections. The first is about the troubled childhood life of Malcolm Little. The second part of the movie follows Malcolm ’s life in prison‚ where he is introduced to the teachings of Nation of Islam. The final section of the movie gives a picture about Malcolm X’s principles for black Americans

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    Biography of James Brown

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    James Brown was born in Barnwell‚ South Carolina‚ as an only child in 1933. His father was a filling station attendant. When James was four‚ his parents separated and he grew up in the brothel of his aunt‚ a poor woman in Augusta‚ Georgia. Brown left school in the seventh grade. He picked cotton‚ was a shoe-shine boy‚ washed cars and dishes and swept out stores. At the age of 16‚ he took part in an armed robbery and was caught breaking into a car. James was sentenced to eight to sixteen years’ hard

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    Malcolm X Journal Entry

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    Assassination of Malcolm X February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ as the world we have lost a legacy. Since‚ Malcolm X was on of the ultimate and influential African American the world has even known and will. Malcolm X ensure considerably to make African American appreciation of the understanding of the African American heritage. He would voice his opinion about the things we were too afraid present ourselves. He presented us a huge experience to voice up for our rights as African American. Who could believe that

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    “learning to read” Malcolm X takes the reader through his journey of educating himself whiles being incarcerated. An articulate and former street hustler that commanded attention with only his presence Malcolm X talks about not realizing how ignorant he was to his own self-knowledge until he lost his freedom to the inside world of a penitentiary. He realized the only words or sentences he could put together were those of simple sentences not far from a child’s vocabulary. Malcolm X uses ethos to give

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