Malcolm X Warns‚ "It Shall Be The Ballot or The Bullet" The 1960s were a time of battle for change. Frustrated and fed up with the oppression with which they were forced to live‚ influential people such as Malcolm X‚ Rosa Parks‚ and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. started a whirlwind known as the Civil Rights Movement. On Easter Sunday‚ March 29‚ 1964‚ Malcolm X gave a speech warning of "the ballot or the bullet" (3) from the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights‚ New York. Extending his position to black
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Malcolm X: Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X was a brave‚ ambitious civil rights leader. He fought against racism and brought hope to African-Americans. Malcolm X changed African-Americans by giving them hope and freedom. Malcolm X was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ on May 19‚ 1925. Malcolm started school when he was five years old. Malcolm enrolled at Pleasant Grove Elementary School where he started kindergarten. Growing up
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become silent about things that matter‚” and staying silent is just what many civil rights activists‚ including Martin Luther King‚ Jr. avoided. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X are just two of the prominent leaders during the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in nonviolent protesting‚ where Malcolm X believed in doing whatever it takes to accomplish a goal. Although these men both possess contrasting beliefs‚ together they sparked a social transition that would affect
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History 100 Peter Hohn February 8‚ 2013 Malcolm X and the Limits of the Rhetoric of Revolutionary Dissent Celeste Michelle Condit & John Louis Lucaites argues that‚ Malcolm X the most thorough and relentless revolutionary dissident of the 1960s‚ who loudly implored his Black brothers and sisters to use “all means necessary” to bring about social and political justice and equality for Black America. It was impossible to know whether or not Malcolm X’s evolutionary vision would ever have produced
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Malcolm X went through a huge change in his life that ultimately led to his death. When he was young he faced racial discrimination by getting visited by the Ku Klux Klan and getting his house. Thinking this Malcolm X grew up and you can see how Malcolm X was trying to be more white by making his hair like theirs. Malcolm X wore a suit and was dating 2 women‚ a white girl named Sophia and a black Christian girl. He treated Sophia like she was his property and cheated on his black girlfriend‚ who
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war against the darkness of racism. These men‚ however‚ belonged to two forces; one was led by Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and the other‚ a much aggressive one‚ by Malcolm X. While being unquestionably different‚ they were alike; they both fought for the same goal‚ but on different battlegrounds. Martin Luther King and Malcolm (Little) X were both students‚ and bright ones at that! They‚ amongst the conflicts that the society presented‚ managed rather peculiarly to keep their minds open; that is‚
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with Malcolm X. Malcolm X assassination was not justified. He fought for civil rights and encouraged blacks to stand up for themselves. However‚ many people felt he made matters worse by not practicing non violence. Malcolm X‚ growing up‚ had a hard life. He was raised in Lansing‚ Michigan but then early in his adult years he moved to Boston. There he met people and often stayed in trouble. After getting caught stealing‚ he was sentenced to jail for ten years. During his time in jail Malcolm became
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Throughout the autobiography of Malcolm X‚ as told by Alex Haley‚ it is evident that there are multiple key events that make Malcolm who he was towards the end of his life: an advocate for African American rights. His childhood‚ his drug addiction‚ his finding of Elijah Muhammad are all key events that led him to become an advocate for racial injustice. Malcolm X lost his father at a young age. His father‚ the Reverend Earl Little‚ was murdered by KKK members. When Malcolm’s mother went to claim
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the power to blind‚ imprison and destroy. -Ralph Elision- Education is not a product: mark‚ diploma‚ job‚ money -- in that order: it’s a process‚ a never-ending one. -Bel Kaufman- During last week‚ I read 2 excerpts from Richard Wright and Malcolm X’ autobiographical writing. The interesting part is the authors both got self- educated by reading books while they were in tough situations because of racism. Although the way they accessed to education was different‚ they had a strong feeling that
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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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