Through the story of Malcolm X’s prison life‚ in Literacy behind Bars by Malcolm X and Alex Haley‚ it becomes evident that life is what one makes it. Bettering oneself will only give them a better‚ happier‚ life. Therefore the opportunity that one may learn will always be there if one decides to accept the opportunity and seek the knowledge from it. Malcolm X knew how stultified he was when compared to others. While in prison‚ at the Norfolk Prison Colony‚ Malcolm X never had a monotony moment.
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Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X both fought for the same goal‚ but had different ways of achieving this goal. They both fought against civil rights and were leaders in the civil rights movement. The way they were brought up is a good explanation for their differences; King was brought up in a wealthy family‚ while X was raised in the ghetto to a poor family. Both fought against unfair laws‚ Social Discrimination‚ and Racial segregation‚ but they
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rights activists. But he was not alone in his drive for equality. There were others fighting for the same cause. One of those zealots was a man named Malcolm Little (later ditched his “slave name” and picked up X to signify his lost tribal name). Both men were similar in many ways‚ but yet at the same time were very‚ very different. in his speeches Malcolm refers to himself and his followers as Black Nationalist Freedom Fighter. He viewed the “white supremacists” as enemies. In his speeches he talks
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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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oblivion. For example‚ Malcolm X and all his triumphs for humans’ rights that opened doors to African American’s. Consequently‚ this why the younger generation is unaware of his achievements. Specifically‚ because throughout school‚ we are not taught about Malcolm X we are only taught about Martin Luther King Jr. and how he changed civil rights movements‚ but in my opinion‚ Malcolm X impact on human rights made a bigger change for African Americans and their freedom. Malcolm X made an exceptional
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Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X were very important to our country’s history. They are revolutionary men. They fought battles against a bigoted nation. They fought for what they believed was right. The two gentlemen however fought very different battles although they seem to be fighting the same prejudice. If you ask anyone today‚ that remembers the movement‚ ‘Who was Malcolm X and Martin Luther King‚ Jr? The opinions
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Racism‚ segregation‚ and Unfair treatment thrive two great leaders to make a difference; Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. Dr. King used religious background to influence his campaign in civil disobedience influenced by Gandhi’s methods of nonviolence. Whereas Malcolm X wanted to completely split from the white America altogether with the black panther party. However‚ MLK proved to be more appealing through his use of pathos and logos to convey universal togetherness along with non-violent protesting
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Robert Jones Engl. 2072-001 02/24/2010 Compare and Contrast Of Malcolm X Poems Malcolm X‚ one of the most iconic faces of the civil rights movement if often paid tribute to by writers and poets. Robert Hayden and Margaret Walker are two African American poets that paid homage to Malcolm X. Interestingly enough; two poems about the same person are written in two completely different ways and focus on separate intervals of his life. Robert Hayden focuses on Malcolm’s life as a big picture
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Malcolm X did not start out as the leader of a great muslim civil rights movement as we all know of him as today. In fact he started out as a crook primarily due to his mother and father not being around. At the age of 6 Malcolm’s “father went out one evening to collect a debt‚ only to be hit by a streetcar and mortally wounded. Though the authorities ruled his death an accident‚ African-Americans in town believed the Black Legion had beat him and placed him on the tracks to be run over. To this
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leaders of the civil rights movement‚ Malcom x and Martin Luther king could not be further apart in there ways to achieve equality. One of the most controversial topics in the historical movement was the question of integration vs segregation which left both iconic leaders opposed in what should have been a united forward thinking ideological movement. It is argued that‚ Martin Luther king offered a more beneficial program of civil rights as opposed to Malcolm x. In order to define “beneficial” or to set
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