Historians have often divided the life of Malcolm X‚ also referred to as El-Hajj Malik Shabazz‚ into 3 periods. First‚ from 1948 to 1964‚ he was established in the Nation of Islam. Then‚ in 1964‚ he went through the Black Nationalist Period of his life. Lastly‚ prior to his assassination‚ from 1964 to 1965‚ Malcolm X evolved through the Universalist Islamic Period. I‚ however‚ have chosen to divide his life into two major periods from which his most poignant ideologies were formed. He demonstrated
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Although separated by a century‚ Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass advocated for the equality and freedom of African Americans at all costs. Despite criticism‚ Malcolm X’s fiery speeches and teachings in the twentieth century wanted people to understand the white man’s inner devil. Frederick Douglass wanted to inform northerners about the horrors of slavery with his speeches. Both men wanted justice and equality for the African Americans living in America. Neither gave up and used anything they could
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Malcolm X Warns‚ "It Shall Be The Ballot or The Bullet" The 1960s were a time of battle for change. Frustrated and fed up with the oppression with which they were forced to live‚ influential people such as Malcolm X‚ Rosa Parks‚ and Martin Luther King‚ Jr. started a whirlwind known as the Civil Rights Movement. On Easter Sunday‚ March 29‚ 1964‚ Malcolm X gave a speech warning of "the ballot or the bullet" (3) from the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights‚ New York. Extending his position to black
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By any means necessary. Malcolm x‚ a minister from the movie Malcom X directed by Spike Lee. Malcom was a person that was trying to be white man and being mischievous. And dealing with drugs on a daily bases. However ‚ later in the movie he changed to better man and was trying to bring justice and equality to the Islamic and the afro Americans. Malcolm started as a carless and selfish person. He would go out do drugs and would be concerned where he would work next and get his money similar to Walter
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In his article "Coming to an Awareness of Language" Malcolm X tells during his imprisonment in Norfolk Prison‚ he was unable to articulate his thoughts to others. "I became increasingly frustrated at not being able to express what I wanted to convey in letters that I wrote". Malcolm X felt "inferior" when he would write his letter‚ because he was unable to convey his thoughts and write down a simple letter. It was a daunting task for Malcolm. Even though he stated "The average hustler and criminal
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Malcolm X is evoked as one of the greatest and influential African American figures‚ at the same time degraded for the violence he provoked as well as his black supremacy teachings. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ on the other hand‚ is recognized as the greatest influential character in the black Civil Rights Movement‚ with teachings of non-violent resistance and equal rights for blacks and whites. After spending several years in prison‚ Malcolm converted to the Muslim religion and utilized newspaper
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amount of time a lot of things have happened and turned Malcolm X’s life around. He started to view things in a different way that many didn’t seem to understand at first. Malcolm has converted to the nation of Islam‚ changed his eating habits‚ changed the way he viewed the world and the treatment of African Americans in society. The most significant thing that happened was the changing of his last name. Malcolm had went from Malcolm Little to Malcolm X. Many people change their last names generally during
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Malcolm X was a very courageous leader. He showed passion in his speeches and spoke for a purpose. He started very unknown but grew through the ranks. Later he would become one of the most well known leaders speaking for the Islamic religion. He also spoke out for the good of all the colored people and spoke for the civil rights movement.Malcolm X made an impact on the world by speaking out for colored people all around the world. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha
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Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were two very influential men during the Civil Rights Movement. While they both were fighting for the same things‚ they had quite different ways of acting upon solving these problems. A lot of people see them as complete opposites‚ seeing as they had contrasting views on violence versus peace. Most are very familiar with King‚ seeing as he has his own holiday‚ but not many people may know what he did or was involved with other than civil rights. Both men were adamant
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Based on the autobiography of Malcolm X‚ who once said “One day‚ may we all meet together in the light of understanding.” He had a desire to impose change to the world hoping for that day to come‚ when all races will appreciate and live in harmony amongst each other. To bring change to the world‚ he became an influential leader in the civil rights movement and fought against racial segregation‚ discrimination and unfair laws. He called for black separatism and rejected both integration and nonviolence
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