Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Speech Strategies During the Civil Rights Movement‚ there were two notable African-American activists who played essential roles in breaking racism towards Blacks in the 1950s to 1960s. These two leaders were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Though both had their own individual ideas on bringing racial tension to an end‚ they presented their beliefs through their influential speeches: I Have a Dream by King and The Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X. In their speeches
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Malcolm X Is My Hero “The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first‚ then you’ll get action.” Malcolm X the African American to fight for race pride and black nationalism by going around speaking to African americans. Malcolm X has been a proud African american just like me‚ and that’s why he’s my hero. Although‚ X saw us‚ black folks not only as an African American but as Afro-American. He believed
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was plagued with a complicated social quandary that incorporated individual‚ societal‚ political‚ economic‚ and religious principles. Its authorship includes Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe who dually challenges the legitimacy of slavery in their literature. While both Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚” and Frederick Douglas’s “Narrative of the Life of an American Slave‚” offer impelling accounts‚ regarding the historical slavery era throughout the 1800s‚ the two authors write
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Malcolm X Malcolm X was a radical civil rights activist who advocated for the Nation of Islam in America. After his unpleasant youth‚ he turned to a life of crime‚ educated himself‚ and became a member of the Muslim faith. His extreme views on the Black American community is what has made him so infamous and well known. Most of his followers were attained through his ability to speak very powerfully and convincingly. Born Malcolm Little on May 19th‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ Malcolm was the son
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MLK and Malcolm X Speeches The two speeches “I have a dream” and “The ballot or the bullet” are very powerful. They both fought for African Americans rights and were written by two important civil rights leaders‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Although King focused on peace and tranquility and Malcolm more to force and violence they both protested for freedom for the blacks. Within the two‚ they both used repetition throughout the speeches. King repeated to the audience that he had a dream
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ published in 1965‚ depicts the struggles and successes of Human Rights activist Malcolm X before his fame arose. The author Alex Haley had extensive research and interviews with Malcolm before his death in 1965. The book shows emphasis on the mindset of Marcus Garvey‚ whom Malcolm favored; where the only way for Africans to be “free” from discrimination and oppression was by handling it themselves. Malcolm accounts many times where not only him‚ but the people around
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Malcolm X is surely one of the most popular speaker of the Civil Rights era. His tactics‚ although were tough‚ have motivated millions to fight for their rights. His speech‚ The Ballot or the Bullet‚ is directed at African Americans and encourages them to stand up for their rights and vote. He goes on to state that if this is not enough they may have to turn to violence. To be one of the most proficient civil rights activist of the early 60’s‚ Malcolm X and his speeches were very persuasive but
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exact scene. When Malcolm X was brutally assassinated the author used imagery to help the reader fully realize the perspective of what is happening. The author says “Then the other hand flew up. The middle finger of the left hand was bullet-shattered‚ and blood gushed from his goatee. He clutched his chest. His big body suddenly fell back stiffly‚ knocking over two chairs; his head struck the stage floor with a thud” (443). This enables the reader with a vivid picture of what Malcolm had looked like
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King‚ Jr. preached about equality and the desire for peaceful protest. Malcolm X promoted black supremacy and rejected the idea of integration. While Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X agreed that black people should not be treated as lower class citizens‚ they were different when it came to continuing segregation because of class rank and the backgrounds they came from. To begin with‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X were similar because they both wanted racial equality. Many people in this
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from Malcolm X’s autobiography however‚ was how he emerged from the experience with new and greater insight. After meeting with and experiencing the genuine hospitality and kindness of Dr. Omar Azzam‚ Malcolm X was able to expand his own personal boundaries‚ allowing himself to question his stance on the demonization of the white man. By putting himself into an environment that made him feel uncomfortable and surrounding himself with by a race he has been conditioned to distrust‚ Malcolm X was able
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