Malcolm X Book Report

This enables the author to be able to effectively persuade the audience of her beliefs. It supports her objective of accentuating that the current American Justice system does indeed need reforming. This is due to her involvement with race-related issues in the past. The fact that she is also African American highlights a better perspective on the issue and allows the reader to better understand the struggle of her people through a personal experience. The use of ethos is further used with the mentioning of Martin Luther King who was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

Baldwin was at the center of the civil rights movement. In 1963 Baldwin assembled a group of Black leaders to meet with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to discuss race relations. Baldwin came to write this book because he wanted to and was able to give a firsthand account of what it was like to be a “Negro” growing up and then living in a “white” America of the 1960s. This book was James Baldwin’s plea to "end the racial nightmare" (p. 156). It is shocking to read this and to realize how little has changed between 1963 and now.

Thesis: In “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, Malcolm X in his telling of his life to Alex Haley uncovers the theme of positive and negative environments unearthed by the interaction of African Americans and White Americans in his life and what those kinds of environments inherently produce. Annotated Bibliography Nelson, Emmanuel S. Ethnic American Literature: an Encyclopedia for Students. Greenwood, An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015.This encyclopedia points out that the negative interaction he held with the white man as a young hustler was countered by these same experiences pushing Malcolm X to reclaim his “African identity”. This shows, as described by the cited work, what a man pushed by his negative interactions with the oppressive white men is willing to do to find his identity (i.e. through hustling).

Dubois was an professor, sociologist, historian and civil rights activist born in 1868. Dubois attended Harvard (where he also received the first African American Doctorate) and was very passionate about the civil rights movement, and equal rights for everyone regardless of race. Dubois went on to help organize the “Niagara Movement” in 1905 which opposed Booker T. Washingtons “Atlanta Compromise” that stated African Americans would submit to white political rule, in exchange for basic economic and educational opportunities. Dubois was against segregation and called for equality. He went on to co-found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) in 1909.

Tension between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X What is the Martin Luther King cause that made him the most effect in the civil rights movements what is Malcolm x causes that made him smaller effect in the civil rights movements?? In 1960, Martian Luther King (Dr. King) and Malcolm X were leaders at the black civil Rights movements. They had a common goal but different methods to approach that goals which is blacks Freedom. Some had to accept the viewpoints of Dr. King and some had to accept the viewpoints of Malcolm X. Dr. King appealed to whites with his ideas of peace and integration and the so-called “negro wanted what appealed to whites. Martin Luther King Jr. had the most effect in the civil rights movements than Malcolm X for several reasons: First Dr. King had a larger effect in the youth because he was like a status quo of the time.

Using the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain was considered one of the most influencing authors of American fiction. First, his works used the voices of common people, reaching out to those with the same situation he had in life. Mark Twain used his books to describe his boyhood, in such a way so that others may relate. Second, he used his intelligence to tell others of his experience during American conflicts. In one of his books, The Gilded Age, Mark Twain explains to readers about the "selfishness and money-making schemes" during the Gilded Age, in further understanding of the revolution of American History.

Thomas Jefferson was a prominent figure during this time in American History and Benjamin Banneker felt he was the best person to respectfully address his concerns to. 5. What three things does the author say that you think is important? Benjamin Banneker included a copy of his almanac to prove that he is an educated black man. This not only demonstrations he has credibility but that he

The Civil Rights Movement of 1954-1968 had been successful to a reasonable extent in terms of bringing about racial equality and social changes as through its many methods of activism, the movement had in some way pushed America forward towards achieving changes of rights for African Americans. The movement for reform was carried out through a variety of separate phases, each of these established in order to achieve a single goal. Racial segregation was a practice that was prevalent within public schools of the southern states of America. The introductory event that led to the Civil Rights Movement was the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. This case concerned an African American minister and welder, Oliver Brown, whose daughter

Article 2 further discusses this idea by saying, “[the book] can help readers understand that they aren't the only ones coping with problems” (source 2). The fact that the book can still today make readers learn very important life lessons, shows that it is still a very relevant book almost 70 years later. The Catcher in the Rye is still a very relevant book that should be continued to be read in high schools across America. The book allows the reader to form connections with Holden. The book is still a well written and famous piece of artwork.

Each one is relevant to the progression of African Americans socially, politically and educationally. It was not just the content of the words that warranted inclusion in this text but also the depth of their character and commitment to the cause. Nearly all the individuals in this anthology are significant historic figures. The speeches also represent the continuing divergence of thought and opinion in the black community. For instance, Booker T. Washington advocated gradualism and accommodation Washington is remembered chiefly for this “Atlanta Compromise” address.

The History Channel lists several famous speeches on their website. Of the listings, I chose to discuss two speeches related to the Civil Rights Movement. The first speech I chose to listen was titled “A. Philip Randolph on Struggle for Racial Equality.” The second speech I chose to listen to was titled “Lyndon Johnson Signs Civil Rights Act of 1964.” I believe that these speeches are listed as some of the greatest speeches according to the History Channel because they address the long time struggle of racial inequality in the United States. According to the History Channel, A. Philip Randolph was an instrumental leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s.