The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ published in 1965‚ depicts the struggles and successes of Human Rights activist Malcolm X before his fame arose. The author Alex Haley had extensive research and interviews with Malcolm before his death in 1965. The book shows emphasis on the mindset of Marcus Garvey‚ whom Malcolm favored; where the only way for Africans to be “free” from discrimination and oppression was by handling it themselves. Malcolm accounts many times where not only him‚ but the people around
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Malcolm X is surely one of the most popular speaker of the Civil Rights era. His tactics‚ although were tough‚ have motivated millions to fight for their rights. His speech‚ The Ballot or the Bullet‚ is directed at African Americans and encourages them to stand up for their rights and vote. He goes on to state that if this is not enough they may have to turn to violence. To be one of the most proficient civil rights activist of the early 60’s‚ Malcolm X and his speeches were very persuasive but
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exact scene. When Malcolm X was brutally assassinated the author used imagery to help the reader fully realize the perspective of what is happening. The author says “Then the other hand flew up. The middle finger of the left hand was bullet-shattered‚ and blood gushed from his goatee. He clutched his chest. His big body suddenly fell back stiffly‚ knocking over two chairs; his head struck the stage floor with a thud” (443). This enables the reader with a vivid picture of what Malcolm had looked like
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A person truly worthy of a USPS commemorative stamp is Malcolm X (Malcolm Little)‚ Little was a civil rights activist born too Louis Norton Little and Earl Little in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Little’s father was an outspoken Baptist minister and an avid supporter of Black Heritage and Black Rights. Although Little’s father was a civil rights activist‚ Malcolm Little had not seen that in his future. At the top of his class during junior high Malcolm aspired to be a lawyer but when a favorite teacher told
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‘X’ is what was stolen and what was replaced. Abandoned was his last name‚ for he believed it was not truly his‚ but rather just a brand placed on the oppressed by the oppressor. Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little‚ an African-American with a bothersome childhood ruefully garnished with an allegedly murdered father and a mentally unstable mother. Due to the insecurity of the state at home‚ he and his siblings were all split up and dealt among various orphanages. Despite his illicit past as a troubled
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lesson to never mess with any black people ever again (in the article‚ the black child beats the white child to “within an inch of his ass-cracker life”). This exaggerates Malcolm X’s real words‚ which were more to the effect of “By any means necessary”‚ in order to achieve humour. However‚ the article does not only make fun of Malcolm X. The final paragraph is supposed to be a quote of what the FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover at the time of the event said about the speech: “…it would appear that‚ after four
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Malcolm X : The Ballot or the Bullet On February 2nd ‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1946 was passed‚ banning many forms of racial segregation and admitting African Americans the right to vote. On April 12th ‚ just 2 months later‚ Malcolm X gave his encouraging “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech ‚ reassuring African Americans that there is a conspiracy within the government to block the progress dealing with pursuit of freedom and equal opportunity ‚ so black nationalists or should
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Paper December 11‚ 2001 Malcolm X and The Shakespearean Tragic heroes Aristotle defines a tragic hero "as good but flawed‚ must be aristocratic‚ must be believable‚ and must behave consistently." -Aristotle. The Muslim leader Malcolm X can be compared to such tragic heroes such as Othello and Hamlet. Malcolm’s life and his personality have similar traits from both of the famous Shakespearean heroes. In this paper we will look deeper into the life of Malcolm X and find the similarities between
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written during the middle 1960’s but covers a span of about 35 years. The story of Malcolm’s life is set against a historical backdrop which takes us from the roaring 20s‚ through the depression‚ to World War II and the Civil Rights era. Malcolm’s personal struggles throughout his life closely mirror the turmoil which plagued the nation during this snapshot in history. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He was the son of a
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Without a doubt‚ Malcolm Little has been considered as one of the greatest and most iconic African American writers in our history. He is best remembered for the fortitude and passion he presented during all of his speeches‚ and his heritage has moved through the generations as the source for various kinds of books and documentary films. He desired to get his messages out to the world‚ even by using radical methods such as calling white people devils‚ applying anger and preserving his own beliefs
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