Malcolm X Preaches

Malcolm X was a black nationalist leader, who was very passionate in leading the fight against discrimination. His troubled childhood, along with the time period he grew up in, gave him the experience of dealing with racism and fabricated him into the great activist he was. In his speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” Malcolm preaches about how black people were suffering from social, economic, and political oppression at the hands of white people and how he wants black people to break from this oppression. Throughout the speech he conveys that fact that all people should be equal no matter what and how he is furious with the actions of white people. Likewise, he makes the audience believe that they need to establish equality, even if it is by

He says, “I‘m one of the 22 million black victims of the Democrats. One of the 22 million black victims of the Republicans and one of the 22 million black victims of Americanism.” He then goes on to say, “In Washington, D.C., in the House of Representatives there are 257 who are Democrats. Only 177 are Republican. In the Senate there are 67 Democrats. Only 33 are Republicans.” He gets this point across to show that there is much more control and power for the white man in the government. He stresses that no matter what political party the black man is in, he still doesn’t get the civil rights he deserves. Malcolm X was a great black activist who fought for equality. He had many speeches that expressed how black people need to fight for equality and demonstrated the great lengths to which human beings will go to secure their freedom. (“Malcolm X Biography”) His speech “The Ballot or the Bullet” definitely gave hope to the black community and assembled a pride in being African American. Malcolm conveyed that if the pacifism doesn’t work, then there was his alternative to get the civil rights they deserved. Above all, he made it clear to everyone that there were only two choices: the ballot or the