contrasting two great people. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Their many beliefs may have blossomed from the households they came from and how they grew up. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While‚ Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile
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Malcolm X was an American Muslim Minister and a human rights activist. He was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska United States on May 19th‚ 1925 and was assassinated on February the 21st‚ 1965‚ giving him a life span of only 40 years. Even after his death‚ he was considered one of the most greatest and influential African Americans in history. Malcolm’s social life mainly revolved around a group called the Nation of Islam (NOI). He also managed to make political and cultural developments through a free drug
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Malcolm X changed the world with his fight with the civil rights movement and the Islam religion. The civil right movement was the fight for African Americans to have equal access to opportunities as does any other U.S citizen. He was also an important leader to the Islamic culture. He became one of the most well known and influential human rights activists in history. Malcolm Little was born on May 19th 192 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Malcolm’s mother‚ Louise Norton Little worked from home to support her
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this case I think the book‚ "Autobiography of Malcolm X" and the movie‚ "Malcolm X" quoin side with one another. Spike Lee is not only one of the best filmmakers in America‚ but one of the most crucially important‚ because his films address the central subject of race‚ as so does the book. He doesn’t use a sentimental approach or political work‚ but shows how his characters lived‚ and why. Alex Haley depiction of Malcolm X life as told to him by Malcolm‚ shares the same perception as the movie‚ but
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Final Draft Malcolm X / Frederick Douglas Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas were two main figures of the black community in the United States. Both of them were self-educated. Both of them faced challenges to achieve their education and both of them had impacted by the growth of their knowledge. We will see in this essay how they learned‚ the challenges they faced while trying to learn and what impact learning had on them. For both Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas
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The PBS video‚ “Malcolm and the Civil Rights Movement” is important in showing the varying views of both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. The video makes it well evident that both men were striving for the same end result‚ which was “defeating white racism and empowering African Americans. However‚ as the video explains‚ while both men had the same destination in mind‚ they both sought different journeys to get there. Through an analysis of the PBS video‚ Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a
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Men of the Movements Frederick Douglas and Malcolm X were two men who were very important to Americans‚ especially those of African descent. These men made important speeches and organized special movements that eventually led to the beneficial changes of the Civil Rights Movements. The powerful words helped unify the United States to its present state‚ and better the world for all people. Frederick Douglass was a freed slave who passed from master to master until he finally found the satisfaction
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Frederick Douglass vs Malcolm X Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were both powerful protesters against racism in their times‚ but each had their own style of expressing themselves. For example‚ Frederick Douglass used strong negative connotations in his writing and Malcolm X had a very radical and persuasive tone. Their actions also defined their character. After a close look at both‚ I believe Malcolm X was a better leader against racism for two reasonshis actions
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Julius Caesar and Malcolm X were influential men in their own rights. While they lived millennia apart and in extremely dissimilar societies‚ their lives have several parallels. Pundits and scholars of history concur that both defined and influenced the respective histories of their time and were loved or loathed in equal measure by those that their lives touched. Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights‚ activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights
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Malcolm X was born on May 19th‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Initially‚ his legal name was Malcolm Little‚ however‚ in 1952‚ he changed his surname to X because it stood for his lost tribal name‚ and because he believed that Little was his slave name. Malcolm lived with his mother‚ father‚ and seven siblings. His father‚ Earl Little‚ supported Marcus Garvey‚ the leader of Universal Negro Improvement Association (which was dedicated to racial pride). The Black Legion (a white supremacist organization)
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