and segregation. He went through many changes in his fight for equality. The three transformations that really changed the way Malcolm thought and preached where his transformation in prison‚ his transformation into the Islamic religion (following Elijah Muhammad)‚ and the biggest transformation of all‚ his pilgrimage to Mecca. In all of Malcolm actions‚ teachings and transformations we learn different points of view and we get a good look at different aspects of events. The life of Malcolm (Little)
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a black movement that embraced the teachings of Islam‚ while advocating against the cruel treatment African Americans went through from white people. Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad were the main figureheads of this organization. (Information and Entertainment Center) Essentially‚ it was Malcolm X’s speeches and the teachings of Elijah Muhammad that had the most profound effect on the civil rights movement coming from the Black Nationalist side of the
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Randi Francis English II Final Paper December 11‚ 2001 Malcolm X and The Shakespearean Tragic heroes Aristotle defines a tragic hero "as good but flawed‚ must be aristocratic‚ must be believable‚ and must behave consistently." -Aristotle. The Muslim leader Malcolm X can be compared to such tragic heroes such as Othello and Hamlet. Malcolm’s life and his personality have similar traits from both of the famous Shakespearean heroes. In this paper we will look deeper into the life
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writing about the Nation of Islam’s Elijah Muhammad because I’m trying to show how this group strived to amass economic stability‚ independence and religious freedom under the devout‚ pious‚ reverent‚ and pietistic leadership of Mr. Muhammad. In order to explain how under Elijah Muhammad’s guidance the Black Muslims were able to gain economic wealth and stability‚ as well as independence from the federal and state welfare systems. Elijah Muhammad was born as Elijah Poole on October 7‚ 1897‚ in Bolds
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sentenced to ten years in federal prison for Burglary. While in prison Little caught up with his education‚ here he also met a Nation Of Islam member who taught him the ways of their religion‚ and how it empowered the colored. After hearing the words of Elijah Muhammad and Allah‚ Malcolm converted to Islam‚ changed his name to X to get rid of his slave name (little)‚ and was ready to spread his message on how to empower the black nation through NOI. Malcolm X is a Man who deserves a commemorative stamp
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Malcom X’s Similarities to Hercules Malcom X was a man who could be easily compared to the likes of Hercules of Ancient Greece as both had similar pasts‚ trials and family lives (though slightly out of order). Both men were the son of someone great and someone who was seemingly unworthy. Malcom Little‘s father‚ Earl Little‚ was a well educated and famous preacher. Preachers‚ at the time of Malcom’s upbringing‚ were very respected and were bringing messages of revival and equal rights/the need to
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Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in Omaha Nebraska on May 19‚ 1925. Malcolm’s father Earl Little was a big six-foot-four very black man with one eye. His mother Louis Little‚ had a light complexion and could pass for white. Malcolm was his father’s seventh child. He had three children from a previous marriage Ella‚ Earl‚ and Mary‚ who lived in Boston. Malcolm’s father met and married his mother in Philadelphia. This union produced‚ Malcolm and his five full-blooded siblings. The oldest Wilfred
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letters he sent to the outside world‚ to the inmates that were in prison serving time with him. In the Charlestown Prison‚ Malcolm X started to become envious of Bimbi‚ who was a more educated and more knowledgeable inmate who was also a follower of Elijah Muhammad. With a new motivation to learn Malcolm decided to mimic Bimbi but fell short due to his illiteracy. “…every book I picked up had few sentences which didn’t contain anywhere from one to
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to seven years in prison. It seemed that in prison‚ his life made a sudden change‚ he realized that in order to truly free himself‚ he could not rely on his street smarts‚ and hustling ways. It was then that he immersed himself in the teachings of Elijah Muhammad. During his stay in prison‚ Malcolm continually lashed out at the guards and fellow inmates. After realizing that this would never get him anywhere‚ he began to study the teachings of Islam. With the aid of a fellow convict he cam
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could also be articulate and highly intellectual. While in prison‚ Malcolm is tried to make great use for his time. He ran across a man named Bimbi‚ whom he became very jealous of‚ because Bimbi seemed to have it all together. Malcolm envied Bimbi‚ Elijah Muhammad‚ and had great respect for him even though he did not know him. Malcolm loved the way that Bimbi always was in
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