summary of the life of Malcolm X and his role in American history. The role of racism and its affect on Malcolm‚ his response to racism‚ and how his experiences affect his response to racism is documented. Malcolm X was born in Nebraska and moved to Michigan. After his father is assassinated and his mother is put in a mental hospital Malcolm is put in a foster home. He leaves his foster family to live with his sister and falls into a life of crime. Once he is sent to prison he reforms himself and converts
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Modern History Individual History Essay "To what extent did Malcolm X play a positive role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and the 1960s in America?" Word Count: 1923 words To a limited extent Malcolm X played a positive role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s in America. Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister‚ leader and human rights activist. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s Malcolm X became one of the most prominent advocates for
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in criminal conquests. First‚ always "religiously"‚ he branded "heathen" and "pagan" labels upon ancient non-white cultures and civilizations. The stage thus set he then turned upon his non-white victims his weapons of war.” Malcolm X tells us what he has perceived‚ based on his new educational background‚ using harsh and angry tone to emphasize his point by using terms like “piratical opportunist” and “criminal conquests” to convey‚ what he feels‚ has been an extremely great mistreatment of non-whites
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Learning to Read‚ by Malcolm X Seminar Questions OPENING QUESTIONS 1. “The teaching of Mr. Muhammad stressed how history had been ‘whitened’—when white men had written history books”(P.213). From this sentence‚ I found the word “whitened” very interesting. It was rare to describe the history being “whitened”. Then Malcolm had explained‚ what he meant by “whitened” history. It was how the white races actually dominant and created history‚ since they were the people who wrote history‚ so history
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civil rights leader‚ Malcolm X. He was a major 20th-century spokesman for Black Nationalism. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father was a Baptist minister and was an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey who was the Black Nationalist leader in the 1920s who advocated a "back-to-Africa" movement for African Americans. Malcolm X started working as a shoeshine boy‚ soda jerk‚ busboy‚ waiter‚ and railroad dining car waiter in Boston while he was living with his
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that is not to say that the same cannot be said about everywhere else in the world‚ historically persecution against certain groups of people has always existed. However‚ for a country founded on freedom and equality America has had failures‚ from slavery‚ to gender inequality to modern day racism. Malcolm X grew up in a tough place for an African American; he was constantly judged for the color of his skin. He was persecuted throughout his life. He decided that that was not the life he wanted to live
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them to their deaths. The words spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were so strong and influential‚ helping them gain great audiences and followers. King preached out over the “brotherhood” among races‚ and the importance of non-violence. Malcolm X‚ also advocated for the end to segregation‚ but emphasized the needs for blacks to become independent of the white man‚ and stand up for themselves. Both King and Malcolm X had similar goals in their minds‚ but took distinct paths to attain those
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known to Malcolm X who fought for a difference in the black community. Malcolm X preached about discrimination and racism in the midst all the hatred that surrounded him as well as African Americans in the community. Even in his environment was full of fear and anger this made him stronger. The murder of his father by white supremacist with the affiliation of the KKK filled him with anger in which he took and channeled as motivation to find a power tactic into revenge. But before Malcolm X‚ an icon
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1. What is the purpose of the scene consisting of Lincoln speaking with the black and white soldiers? The purpose of the scene consisting of Lincoln speaking with the black and white soldiers was to show the viewers that he able to speak as well as listen to both white and black. Also is a show the equality given to African Americans who are fighting for North as Lincoln was joking with them freely and non-hesitatingly. Lincoln’s Dream 2. Symbolically‚ what does Lincoln’s dream represent to both
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Malcolm X used literacy as the main tool to gain knowledge. If Malcolm X were alive today he would have been just as likely to have needed and valued literacy. Writing can be used as a means of increasing understanding of complex subjects. Technology can prove to be too distracting for cognitive learning. Malcolm X used writing as a way to memorize and better understand words. While imprisoned in the Charleston Prison he began to copy the dictionary from beginning to end. In doing so Malcolm started
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