Malcolm X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. ... After the 8th grade, Malcolm moved to Boston where he worked various jobs and eventually became involved in criminal activity.4 In his autobiography Malcolm X referred to this part of his past as "Detroit Red". Detroit Red was a drug dealing criminal who was a danger to himself and to the Black community. ... It was then that he took the name of Malcolm X. ... Malcolm X was no more; his new name was Malik El-Shabazz. ...

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1.0 Introduction Malcolm X was a passionate and gifted black orator that was born in 1925. ... Yes, that raping, red-headed devil was my grandfather! ... Malcolm refers the 'red-headed devil' to his grandfather. ... Even though the White man was Malcolm's grandfather, X speaks harshly about the act of rape. ... According to this quotation, X believed that the problem of race among the American societies can be resolved. ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were both fighting the same war for the same people. ... Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were human rights leaders. ... The message of self-defence and black nationalism spread by Malcolm X was more well received than King's ideas with the Northern urban Black population. ... The most influential leader of the black underclass and youth was Malcolm X. ... Due to his reddish hair colour, his street name was "Detroit Red'. ...

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The Situation of African-Americans in America In their motherland Africa, black people lived together in tribes with the families staying together in the village and leading a live according to strong morals and rites. Each tribe had developed a culture and often an own language, and the people either prayed to their own Gods or (especially in north and central Africa) followed the teachings of the Koran. But in the eyes of most Europeans, all Africans were ignorant, pagan savages who needed to be introduced to Christianity and Western civilisation. When America was discovered in 1492, Eur...

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