MWEEK-5 HOME WORK ASSIGNMENT Malcolm X--Myth and Truthfulness Civil Rights Activist‚ Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ the fourth of eight children born to Louise and Earl Little. Louise was a homemaker and Earl was a preacher who was also an active member of the local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and avid supporter of the Black Nationalist leader”. (Marcus Garvey). Because of Earl Little ’s civil rights activism‚ the family faced
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he got involved in criminal activity and eventually ended up in prison. Prison motivated him to further his reading and become literate. He wrote letters to Mr. Elijah Muhammad of the Islam Nation‚ about the rarely told story of the “black man” in history. Some of his literacy sponsors were prison‚ the Nation of Islam‚ and injustices of the “white man” throughout history and the incorrect views. During the civil rights movement‚ he emerged as the leading spokesman for black separatism‚ a philosophy
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MUHAMMAD ALI ALINA VILLAREAL JUNIOR DIVISION 1525 WORDS December 12‚2016 lle‚Kentucky.Cassius was named after his father‚Cassius Marcellus clay‚Sr. Cassius later on in his life changed his name after joining Nations of Islam and was converted to Sunni Islam in 1975. He was hated very much little did he know what he did would make him famous. His courageous act got him in jail and a lot of people to dislike him. He made a stand in what he believed was right and what was wrong and he inspired
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placed bugs‚ wiretaps and cameras of everything in the building. Malcolm inspired many people one of those being boxer Cassius Clay‚ (later known as Muhammad Ali) to join the Nation of Islam. In 1962 to 1963 there were multiple events that caused Malcolm to leave the NOI. One being that Malcolm was frustrated that the nation do not do anything about the LAPD’s
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Director Spike Lee based his 1992 movie‚ Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington‚ on the 1965 book‚ The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley. Most significant events and experiences in the seventeen chapters of the book were covered in the movie with both focusing on the many transformations of Malcolm. However‚ Lee used artistic license to rearrange the chronology and the interplay of various characters‚ even going so far as to assign words in the book to different characters in the movie
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Randi Francis English II Final 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
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Each historical figure has their own significance. Many of these important leaders‚ has impacted the lives of many people. One of these leader is‚ Malcolm X. Born on May 19‚ 1925. During the first few years of Malcolm X’s life‚ he has been subjected to racism. Malcolm X’s father Earl Little. Was a Baptist‚ a preacher‚ and an activist. Earl Little was killed a streetcar‚ murdered by white supremacists. Not much is known is about Louise Little‚ which she was reported to have suffered from
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on May‚19‚1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He helped expand the Nation of Islam by being a strong orator during the civil rights movement. He used his fiery words and actions to help African Americans become free from the discrimination from whites. He was a strong civil-rights activist and NOI leader. Starting when he was a child‚ continuing into his adulthood‚ and even since his death‚ Malcolm X used his preaching skills and the Religion of Islam to influence people to break away from racism and discrimination
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school‚ he used the time to further his education. It was during this period of self-enlightenment that Malcolm’s brother would visit and discuss his recent conversion to the Muslim religion. his brother belonged to the religious organization the Nation of Islam (NOI). then Malcolm began to study the teachings of NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad taught that white society actively worked to keep African-Americans from empowering themselves and achieving political‚ economic and social success. Among
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Malcolm X was born on May 19th‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Initially‚ his legal name was Malcolm Little‚ however‚ in 1952‚ he changed his surname to X because it stood for his lost tribal name‚ and because he believed that Little was his slave name. Malcolm lived with his mother‚ father‚ and seven siblings. His father‚ Earl Little‚ supported Marcus Garvey‚ the leader of Universal Negro Improvement Association (which was dedicated to racial pride). The Black Legion (a white supremacist organization)
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