individuals but that does not make them violent. They attacked social justice and civil rights passionately and assertively‚ not violently. The methods used and arguments made by Martin Luther King Jr. in Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ Malcolm X in The Ballot or the Bullet‚ and Stokely Carmichael in Black Power‚ demonstrate the potency of nonviolence. These men address three separate issues in each of their works. King discusses social issues in regards to the nation as a whole in his letter. Malcolm X speaks
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never really got the Civil Rights Movement anywhere. Sure‚ they integrated schools‚ but that isn’t put a stop to racial injustice and going about it peacefully didn’t get them towards the main goal in the long run. In Malcolm X’s speech “The Ballot or The Bullet” he says “There’s more segregation now than there was in 1954.” The peaceful approach had things moving backwards instead of forward. Malcolm X’s approach was opposite to that of MLK’s because of the fact that Malcolm believed in having
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On Power and Violence In this passage from “On Violence”‚ Hannah Arendt attempts to make a clear distinction between the concepts of power and violence. In her analysis‚ Violence is an instrumental character (Arendt‚ 46). It stands in need of justification for some future purpose and of implements to carry its resolution. Power‚ she distinguishes‚ is characterized by legitimacy (52). It stands in need of numbers and mass support. Even though power and violence can be found in conjunction with one
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1960s. These two leaders were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Though both had their own individual ideas on bringing racial tension to an end‚ they presented their beliefs through their influential speeches: I Have a Dream by King and The Ballot or the Bullet by Malcolm X. In their speeches‚ the two have similar and effective strategies in moving their audience‚ for example‚ both use inspirational tones as well as political references‚ however‚ their biblical references differs in religiously guiding
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In May 18‚ 1858 Abrahamn Lincoln about the American Civil War said : "To give victory to the right‚ not bloody bullets‚ but peaceful ballots only‚ are necessary."(Usually quoted as: "The ballot is stronger than the bullet.") Mark Twain is an apprentice in a printer’s office ‚a journalist in his brother Orion’s local newspaper‚ and a pilot on the Mississippi River‚ Samuel Langhorne Clemens came West at the time of the Civil War.He was 27 and had briefly served in a Confederate militia. He is most
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The Preterritorial Period 2. The Spanish Period 3. The Mexican Period 4. U.S. Controlled Period 5. The Territorial Period The impact of the Progressive movement on the creation of the Arizona constitution‚ including the declaration of rights‚ ballot initiatives‚ and recall of judges. Utilize the required readings‚ academic websites‚ and the GCU e-Library as resources for this assignment. While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment‚ solid academic writing is expected and
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diction and sound creates a more mild‚ soothing than aggressive tone and claim on racism. The Ballot or the Bullet" speech by Malcolm X concerns the crossroads‚ a descriptive determination‚ that Afro Americans have to encounter‚ choosing between trusting in American democracy and justice to eventually gain equality “the ballot” or taking matters into their own hands becoming much more militant “the bullet”. In fact Afro Americans either need to push harder for their rights to be acknowledged by society
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for me with these speeches from these important men. I heard all of these speeches before but never took the time to actually sit and analyze and understand everything they were saying. Not only did I read “I have a Dream” by Dr. King‚ “The Ballot or the Bullet” by Malcolm X‚ and “We shall overcome” by Lyndon B. Johnson‚ but I listened to the speeches. I must say I was moved by all of them. Each had a different crowd they were giving their speech to and all were talking about similar topics. I believe
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Removing the Slave Mentality and Oppression through Violence Freedom is defined as the custom of being free from restraints; Liberty of the person from slavery‚ detention‚ or oppression‚ political independence‚ and the possession of civil rights (dictionary.com). Freedom and equality are connected to each other so much that you can not have freedom without having true equality and vice versa. When looking at the twentieth century many people all over the world were not born with freedom or born
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alarming figure towards the African American community across the nation‚ since he had prompted numerous African-Americans to utilize force. He states‚ "Don’t be throwing out any ballots. A ballot is like a bullet. You don’t throw your ballots until you see a target‚ and if that target is not within your reach‚ keep your ballot in your pocket” To understand his frustration‚ this speech was given during the Civil Rights Movement. He wanted all African Africans to exercise
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