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    human rights activist and Muslim minister‚ Malcom x‚ autobiography tittle “Learning to Read‚” recounts his self-education and his endeavors to learn how to read and write while he was prison in Charlestown prison for a robbery he committed in 1946. Malcolm X’s purpose was to illustrate the struggle to educate his mind and his people from the pervasive racist ideology of the 1960’s. He experience and emotions of African Americans engaged in struggle of the civil rights. Malcom X begins his excerpt by

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    Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X Christian Hamlin HIS/145 01/30/2014 Professor Lucht Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X The death of the great Malcolm X was a most tragic day. On February 21‚ 1965 Malcolm X was preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom where he was gunned down by three men‚ one of the gunmen was a member of the Nation of Islam Talmadge Hayer (Journal‚ 2014). Malcolm X was a great leader not because he wanted

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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X In his autobiography‚ Malcolm X conveys his life story in a very personal manner by incorporating remarks and reflections of his childhood events. Through the use of foreshadow‚ personal commentary‚ diction‚ and tone‚ Malcolm’s writing style heightens the autobiography’s ability to convey the hardships and transformations of his life. Malcolm repeatedly uses foreshadowing in his book in order to describe to his readers how far his life has taken him. For example

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    life to the advancement of the African American race. Few of these people created as much controversy during the 1960’s then the man who would be known as Malcolm X. Unlike many of the civil rights leaders of the time who promoted non violence‚ Malcolm X believed in the use of aggressive tactics in his battle for equality. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska to Earl and Louise Little. His father‚ a minister and devout Christian‚ was known for being an outspoken follower

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    recognition in the mainstream media is Malcolm X. Malcolm X challenged the racist and oppressive system on underdeveloped neighborhoods through his speeches at rallies and wrote an autobiography. He empowered his African American community across the nation. In this essay I will be analyzing three discourses done by Malcolm X himself and how all three discourses were successful in getting his argument addressed to his intended audience. The autobiography of Malcolm X was published in 1965 during the

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    The Assassination of Malcolm X Malcolm Little also known as Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21‚ 1965 in New York City. Black Muslims are said to be the accomplices of his murder. One of their members‚ Thomas Hagan‚ was charged with shooting Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom. Two other men were convicted with Hagan for the murder of X. The assassination of Malcolm X was unjustified because he was an influential civil rights activist that helped African Americans in their journey

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    Malcolm X Malcolm spent most of his life fighting for equal rights for African Americans. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha‚ Nebraska on May 19‚ 1925‚ Malcolm’s family received threats from the Klu Klux Klan and police because of his father’s support of the Black civil rights. The family moved to Michigan (the state that I was born in)‚ to get away from the threats to their lives. The move couldn’t protect them from people who hated them. Their house was burned down and the fire department

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    Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X—African American men who are raised in societies where white men are predominant and where it is challenging for them to find a pathway to education if it is allowed in the first

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    “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom”- Malcolm x. He is widely recognised for his work in the human rights movement and was a prominent Black Nationalist leader. Malcom x‚ born 19th May‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ United States is known as one of the world’s most controversial and influential figures in history. Malcolm x faced many adversities from an early age and was tested with patience throughout his lifespan. His father was a Baptist

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    While reading about Malcolm X’s story was that it was most definitely inspiring that he was self-motivated about getting an education‚ he was more motivated than most people about getting an education‚ as for a literary sponsor he triumphantly educated himself. He then became a remarkably literate man throughout his life. One of Malcolm X’s biggest influential sponsors of literacy was when he was in jail. If he Malcolm had not gone to jail he would probably still have been living on the streets and

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