The Assassination of Malcolm X Malcolm Little also known as Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21‚ 1965 in New York City. Black Muslims are said to be the accomplices of his murder. One of their members‚ Thomas Hagan‚ was charged with shooting Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom. Two other men were convicted with Hagan for the murder of X. The assassination of Malcolm X was unjustified because he was an influential civil rights activist that helped African Americans in their journey
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Malcolm X Malcolm spent most of his life fighting for equal rights for African Americans. Born Malcolm Little in Omaha‚ Nebraska on May 19‚ 1925‚ Malcolm’s family received threats from the Klu Klux Klan and police because of his father’s support of the Black civil rights. The family moved to Michigan (the state that I was born in)‚ to get away from the threats to their lives. The move couldn’t protect them from people who hated them. Their house was burned down and the fire department
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Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X—African American men who are raised in societies where white men are predominant and where it is challenging for them to find a pathway to education if it is allowed in the first
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“You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom”- Malcolm x. He is widely recognised for his work in the human rights movement and was a prominent Black Nationalist leader. Malcom x‚ born 19th May‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ United States is known as one of the world’s most controversial and influential figures in history. Malcolm x faced many adversities from an early age and was tested with patience throughout his lifespan. His father was a Baptist
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While reading about Malcolm X’s story was that it was most definitely inspiring that he was self-motivated about getting an education‚ he was more motivated than most people about getting an education‚ as for a literary sponsor he triumphantly educated himself. He then became a remarkably literate man throughout his life. One of Malcolm X’s biggest influential sponsors of literacy was when he was in jail. If he Malcolm had not gone to jail he would probably still have been living on the streets and
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In "A Homemade Education‚" Malcolm X uses personal anecdotes and language to describe the wrong-doing of the "white man" and situational irony to establish credibility and effectively enlighten the audience of the importance of gaining an education and to rise above illiteracy to fight against the "white man." 1. "Where else but in a prison could I have attacked my ignorance ...?"(223). He uses situational irony to illustrate how dedicated he was in educating himself that even though
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Prior to joining the Nation of Islam‚ Malcolm X’ philosophy stemmed from his hustling way of life. It didn’t do much to overcome the racism‚ and it was unethical and materialistic‚ focusing on his the individualistic benefit. During that time‚ lived with the mentality of him against the world. The Nation of Islam allowed Malcolm to expand his mentality to make it black Americans against the world. His philosophy shifted from being self-centered to unity and solidarity that is driven by race. He
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Malcolm X Interview Interviewer: If you had the chance to do it all over again‚ be a public figure in the fight for Afro-American rights‚ would you? Malcolm X: There is not even an inkling of doubt in my mind that if I was given the chance to do it all over again‚ that I would be a public figure in the fight for Afro-American rights. I truly believe it is in my blood. Ever since I was a child I have been very opinionated and strong-willed. When I set my mind to something I don’t stop until I reach
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determination‚ you can tell in his voice that he means everything he says and his hope reaches out to people and the way he emphases his words captures the audience’s attention. He believed that every person should be equal despite their skin color. In Malcolm X’s speech he talks more about himself and he thought it would be best for everyone to keep their religion to themselves. He believed that the black people were trapped by the white people. He thought of white people as the enemy and he mostly spoke
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An essay on Malcolm X’s famous speech given in Cleveland‚ Ohio on April 3‚ 1964. Introduction Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. His dream was that one day whites and blacks could live together in equality. King and his rhetoric of idealism are what come to mind for most people when they think about the civil rights movement‚ but there is another famous civil rights leader who had some very different ideas than King. Malcolm X was the leader of the more radical civil rights movement
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