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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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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A person truly worthy of a USPS commemorative stamp is Malcolm X (Malcolm Little)‚ Little was a civil rights activist born too Louis Norton Little and Earl Little in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Little’s father was an outspoken Baptist minister and an avid supporter of Black Heritage and Black Rights. Although Little’s father was a civil rights activist‚ Malcolm Little had not seen that in his future. At the top of his class during junior high Malcolm aspired to be a lawyer but when a favorite teacher told
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‘X’ is what was stolen and what was replaced. Abandoned was his last name‚ for he believed it was not truly his‚ but rather just a brand placed on the oppressed by the oppressor. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little‚ an African-American with a bothersome childhood ruefully garnished with an allegedly murdered father and a mentally unstable mother. Due to the insecurity of the state at home‚ he and his siblings were all split up and dealt among various orphanages. Despite his illicit past as a troubled
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lesson to never mess with any black people ever again (in the article‚ the black child beats the white child to “within an inch of his ass-cracker life”). This exaggerates Malcolm X’s real words‚ which were more to the effect of “By any means necessary”‚ in order to achieve humour. However‚ the article does not only make fun of Malcolm X. The final paragraph is supposed to be a quote of what the FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover at the time of the event said about the speech: “…it would appear that‚ after four
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While it may be true that Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass lived very different lifestyles‚ Lincoln having all the benefits of being a white male in the 1800’s and Douglas born into slavery with no civil rights‚ they had very similar views. Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass came from similar backgrounds‚ they put great value into education‚ and they became well-known for their impact on slavery. Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County‚ Kentucky in 1809‚ and moved to Spencer County‚ Indiana
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The life of Malcolm Little‚ and the hardships he was born into and had to deal with is the purpose of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”. The text is very beautiful and powerful due to the way the author structures each scenario to the point where the reader becomes greatly involved. Throughout the story‚ the author allows the reader to understand everything by describing every event and confrontation vividly. (Alex Haley‚ Page. 1) “When my mother was pregnant with me‚ she told me later‚ a party of
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X 1 The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley ABSTRACT 2 Malcolm X had a hard life. He struggled with coexitsting with whites all of his life. He had many trials and tribulations during his time which formed his opinions of races and equality between races. He was taught his earlier opinions by his learning experiences and what he experienced growing up. As he got older he developed a different sense of what
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Malcolm X : The Ballot or the Bullet On February 2nd ‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1946 was passed‚ banning many forms of racial segregation and admitting African Americans the right to vote. On April 12th ‚ just 2 months later‚ Malcolm X gave his encouraging “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech ‚ reassuring African Americans that there is a conspiracy within the government to block the progress dealing with pursuit of freedom and equal opportunity ‚ so black nationalists or should
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