Christian and believing in love for all mankind. As a result‚ they were successful because they drew on the support from white people. In contrast‚ was Black Power Activists who some like Malcolm X‚ believed that blacks should defend themselves because it made them look weak and allowed whites to take advantage. Malcolm X wasn’t a Christian and so he didn’t believe in King’s Christian philosophy. This is a clear difference in both methods and ideology. King also wanted integration with whites‚ which can
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Culture‚ Religion‚ Experiences…How do they make you‚ “you”? What do you think makes you‚ “you”? I think your culture‚ religion‚ and experiences contribute to make a person who they are. I believe that certain aspects of humans and their experiences work together to create a person. For me‚ culture or religion can help shape a person’s characteristic because they play important roles in affecting how they view life. Another characteristic that can influence who or what a person is‚ is their experiences
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X are seen as unprecedented heroes of the Civil Rights movement. They relentlessly campaigned for equality between blacks and whites. Through their powerful leadership and strategic rhetoric they became Messiah like figures and generated a huge following throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Although the rhetoric of Martin and Malcom had an enormous impact on the progress of the civil rights movement‚ we should not romanticize these men. Despite
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Another example of how much respect Baldwin had for the man who adopted him‚ was at the age of fourteen he took it upon himself to follow in his footsteps and become a preacher as a member of the Pentecostal Church. Baldwin developed a passion for reading during his early school years and
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time‚ and also helped educate the masses on what the leaders of this movement felt needed to be changed. One of these books was “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”. In it‚ one of the most influential‚ controversial‚ outspoken civil rights leaders opens up about his personal life‚ but also‚ his beliefs on the issue of race in America. Malcolm was known for his sometimes extreme views on black people reaching equality. However his autobiography was written at a time when he relented slightly
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William Shakespeare once said‚ “And oftentimes excusing of a fault doth make the fault the worse by the excuse”; in this case that fault is terrorism. Terrorism is the use of any violence‚ or intimidation that targets‚ or endangers‚ another individual’s civil liberties‚ politics‚ or government. Terrorism takes violence to an extreme level with no logical reason‚ or methodology. Terrorism is an excuse for the weak minded‚ who would rather assert their “authority” or “position” through violence‚ rather
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Unlike most books‚ The Autobiography of Malcolm X discusses a problem in the first chapter. This problem of racial segregation was a reoccurring theme before Malcolm Little was even born. The author sets up an issue when Malcolm X was in his mother’s womb to set the tone of the book. Malcolm X developed as a character from significant incidents in his life that changed him into the man that would be historically idolized. The book uses three central ideas‚ systemic oppression‚ racial identity‚ and
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What is the overall significance and legacy of Garveyism? There are several aspects of Garveyism and its legacy that make it significant to black history over the previous two centuries. Its significance can be questioned by the ideas of earlier leaders; elements of Pan-Africanism can be seen as far back as the 18th century. The legacy of Garveyism is envisaged in the economic and cultural ideas of today and it has influenced many important black leaders and movements to the present day. First
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written‚ persuasive‚ outstanding and poetic. Malcolm X‚ a human rights activist wrote this speech because he was annoyed with the delay in reaching a verdict on the rights of Afro-Americans in the congress. He wanted to make it clear to them that if they couldn’t make a decision on the issue Afro-Americans would take matters into their own hands claiming it was either the ballot or the bullet promising a violent seizure of his people’s civil rights. Malcolm also wrote the speech to respond directly
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treated unequal‚ but looked down upon to the majority of whites. The Civil Rights Movement was from 1955 all through 1968 and was carried out through both violent and non-violent acts with the support of leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. MLK Jr. stood on the side of non-violence‚ believing that by getting the public’s attention to how blacks were being treated there would be a sense of sympathy and change of heart towards African Americans. During one of the non-violent protests
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