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    education being the problem for Malcolm x‚ and also being one of many African Americans imprisoned with no sense of the English language. Malcolm x quickly found use of his time behind bars in the biography titled “Coming to an Awareness of Language”. With only a dictionary‚ dedication‚ and the willingness to emulate someone else‚ he gave himself the greatest gift of all‚ education. An important tool he planned to use more than ever. Before Malcolm X was in prison‚ he had never been the one for inaction

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    Steven Marmolejo Reflection Essay The autobiography of Malcolm X was a good book to read and showed me things that I didn’t know about Malcolm X before. I liked this book a lot because Malcolm’s childhood and early adulthood were really shocking for me‚ as I have never heard about it before. I knew that Malcolm X was an important figure in fight against racism‚ but the way his life started from being a poor child to becoming a drug dealer as he got older surprised me. I didn’t know

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    2) I chose to divide the essay into these sections because of the essay’s topics. Paragraphs 1-18 focuses on Malcolm X learning words while in prison so that he’ll be able to understand books when he read them. Then‚ in paragraph 19‚ there’s a gap between the text signaling a new idea. Malcolm X begins to talk about Muhammad’s teachings and how the white men have plundered and abused black men throughout history. He goes on about this topic for most of the essay. After paragraph 38‚ there

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    MALCOLM X Literacy behind Bars Best known as a militant black nationalist leader who rose to global fame as an advocate for Pan-Africanism (a movement that aims to unite all people of African descent)‚ Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little in 1925. He replaced the name Little‚ which he considered a slave name‚ with the letter X to represent his lost African tribal name. Founder of the Muslim Mosque Inc. and the Organization of Afro-American Unity‚ Malcolm X was assassinated by political rivals on February

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    Malcolm X Little was born on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His mother mrs.little‚ was a occupied woman with eight kids His father‚ was an outspoken minister .Regardless of the Little’s in 1929 their home was burned to the ground. Two years later‚ malcolms dad body was found lying across the town’s tacks. Police ruled both incidents as accidents‚. Growing up . Malcolm was a smart‚ focused student. He graduated from junior high at the top of his class. However‚ when a favorite teacher told

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    Malcolm X‚ born Malcolm Little and also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz‚ was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks‚ a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. Malcolm X ’s father died—killed by white supremacists

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    cp1 16 April 2010 Malcolm X positive influence on the civil rights movement Malcolm X was‚ and still is‚ a well-known figure on whom a lot of works have been written about. He was a fighter for civil rights‚ as well as a man who was self educated in many ways. Malcolm X was a positive influence on the civil right movement because he had a major impact on the black community to mobilize against oppression by using extreme language and tactics. In 1925 Malcolm X was born. Malcolm was an intelligent

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    Malcom X Javier Figueroa Lynn University Judaism There are several public figures in this world who are considered to be famous and some who existed a long time ago whose names are still alive and current. Some of them have different ideologies. One famous person who was known for his ideologies was Malcom X‚ an individual who was protesting against the racism of white people against the black population‚ and the unfair inequality that existed as a result of it. Unlike Martin Luther

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    Malcolm X was one of the most influential african american in history. He was born on May 19‚ 1925 in North Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ he became a Muslim minister and human right activist. Malcolm’s early life of growing up was very difficult. His father who was a Baptist minister and a black national leader‚ was assassinated by an organization called black region when he was only six years old. His mother suffered from emotional breakdown and was committed to a mental institution. In 1946 at the age

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    When Malcom X’s Mother was Pregnant when she had Him‚ A group of the KKK Riders went into His house and His Mother went out‚ telling them that she was alone with her 3 kids as Malcom’s father left them behind. Malcom’s Father was Part of the UNIA group which was in New York. His mother began to buy stuff on credit when His father started to work. During his school times‚ his “White” Teacher would often not Call his Name‚ Instead‚ they would call Him “Nigger” (Or any other offensive word that would

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