Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X preached everywhere he could, and his message was always the same; he said, "The white man wants black men to stay immoral, unclean, and ignorant. As long as we stay in these conditions, we will keep on begging him and he will control us. We never can win freedom and justice and equality until we are doing something for ourselves!" Malcolm X was a unique militant leader of the oppressed black race whose life is still remembered today.
Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. When Malcolm was six, his father, a preacher who had previously received threats from racists, was murdered by people who wanted him to discontinue preaching. Malcolm became a good student who wished to become a lawyer, but in eighth grade, a teacher told him he should learn carpentry instead because he was black. This discouraged him so much that he left school. He later organized a burglary ring in Boston; in 1946, he was arrested. While in prison, he learned about the Nation of Islam's leader, Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad was a radical leader who "encouraged hostility towards whites by African Americans" (Myers). After getting out of prison in 1952, Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam's temple in Detroit. He dropped his last name, considered a "slave name" by Black Muslims, and became Malcolm X. Malcolm X later became the Nation of Islam's most prominent leader. In 1963, he was suspended from speaking publicly on behalf of the Nation of Islam for his statement that the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was "a case of the chickens coming home to roost". "He was trying to say that the violent treatment of blacks had now come back to the "roost" with violence against a white president. However, the insensitive nature of the statement reflected poorly on the Black Muslims" (Finkelman). In 1964, Malcolm X publicly announced his split with the Nation of Islam.
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Malcolm X was one of the black African Americans who helps with the civil rights. Malcolm X was also known by the name El-hajj Malik El-Shabbazz. Malcolm X view that Western nations were racist and that black people must join together. ... Later Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska. ... He dropped his last name and considered a slave name and became Malcolm X. ...
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Introduction Malcolm X was a civil rights activist. "If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary." (Malcolm X). He was a Muslim minister who fought for the freedom and the rights of the blacks. The racial segregation in the US turned Malcolm from a criminal to a...
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Malcolm X VII. ... Conclusion Abstract Malcolm X led an interesting life. ... My paper examines the transformations of Malcolm X. The Many Malcolm's Malcolm X led an interesting life. ... It was very clear, Malcolm X was to be destroyed. ...
Pick your Poison: The Similarities and Differences of Malcolm X and Russell Baker Russell Baker and Malcolm X were both born in the year 1925. ... Although Malcolm X in The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Russell Baker in Growing Up have very few similarities in the way they lived their everyday lives, they do share common themes that can be seen throughout their stages of life. ... Malcolm X was born in the Midwest during a period of racially motivated violence and overall discrimination. For Malcolm X it was this racial hatred that forced him into hardships right away and slowly steered him...
