time in United States history. Speeches during this period served as a means to inspire and assemble a specific group of people‚ for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X it was the black community that needed to rise up in hopes of achieving equal rights and voting rights for the blacks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most prominent leaders and orators at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement. Although both leaders possessed the same objectives‚ their outlooks and
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To what extent was the role of Malcolm X significant in the rise of radical African American activism (1965-1968)? A. Plan of the Investigation To what extent was the role of Malcolm X significant in the rise of radical African American activism (1965-1968)? This investigation will assess the significance of Malcolm X’s significance in giving rise to African American activism. Malcolm X’s motives‚ involvement in the civil rights movement and his leadership will all be discussed in order to
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The story basically shows that Malcolm X was somebody that was able to become by himself a “somebody”. He became that “someone” after fighting street problems and after losing his freedom to jail. He was upset with himself because he didn’t even knew how to write and also because he lacked some of the very basic literacy abilities. That fired upon him the eagerness to learn and make out of himself somebody important. An inmate called “Bimbi” was his initial motivator or “engine” that initiated those
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The Black Revolution Malcolm X‚ edited by Imam Benjamin Karim You can listen to a sound clip [requires RealPlayer‚ approx. 46sec] from this speech from Malcolm X : A Research Site. June‚ 1963 note - this speech was delivered before Malcolm left the Nation of Islam and accepted true Islam -- so his views in this speech do not reflect his own or those he held near the end of his life. Dr. Powell‚ distinguished guests‚ brothers and sisters‚ friends‚ and even our enemies. As a follower and
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DGabe Kenworthy Mrs. Echols AP U.S History-3rd 6 December 2012 Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources: Tesla‚ Nikola‚ and David Hatcher Childress. The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla. New York: Adventures Unlimited P‚ 1993. This helpful book had descriptions and drawings of many of Tesla’s inventions and patents as well as providing modern descriptions and applications. It showed me how Tesla designed new devices to meet the challenges
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Adolf Hitler vs. Malcolm X: The Infamous Propagandas In the comparison and contrast between the two films‚ Triumph of the Will by Leni Riefenstahl’s and Malcolm X by Spike Lee‚ both films are based on the lives of two notorious leaders. Adolf Hitler‚ founder of the Nazi Party‚ was known to be a great speaker. At the time of the German war‚ many were distraught and his words became something to look up to. Hundreds followed as he began a movement of his political and religious beliefs and
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Jr. and Malcolm X were the stars‚ so to speak‚ of Civil Rights protesting. They are the most famous‚ and are still heard of frequently throughout History text books and magazine articles. Though they died a while back‚ their legacy still lives on‚ to live in a world free of segregation‚ but they each had different ways of “getting what they want”‚ and some ways of getting what they want led to the bad memories that people rather not speak about. Although Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X seem to
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told by Alex Haley is one of the bestselling publications in American history. Writing about a controversial public figure and topic can put a writer’s life and the publisher’s business at risk but spreading awareness on the struggles of black Americans was of great importance then. In addition to the accounts written by Alex Haley‚ the foreword by Attallah Shabazz and eulogy by Ossie Davis at the end part provides readers more interesting facts about the colorful
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Working Together For The Same Cause. This paper will focus on Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King jr. because they are both strong representations of two different approaches to a common goal. Perhaps their different approaches of violence and nonviolence stem from their original opinions of how capable the whites are of being good. Of the many African American leaders and authors of the sixties‚ they shared similar feelings towards the white run American society in which they lived. They all
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achieve literacy. Many people have come to believe that there are many ways to achieve literacy. However‚ some of the greatest public speakers and writers did not achieve it through the way most people did. This is illustrated in the literary work of Malcolm X‚ Sherman Alexie and Anne Lamott. According to these people‚ literacy isn’t achieved by simply going to school. It’s achieved through great determination and through great persistence. In the essay “Superman and Me‚” the author Sherman Alexie
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