Organized into six topical groups, the author did an excellent job in comparing and contrasting King and Malcolm’s views on subjects including integration, the American dream, means of struggle, and opposing racial philosophies that needless any improvement. An interpretive introductory essay, chronology, bibliography, document headnotes, and questions for consideration provide further pedagogical support for students. The author explains how Malcolm X came closer than any social reformer in history to embodying and articulating the totality of the African experience in America while Martin Luther King was not only the most important figure in American religious history in the 20th century, he was arguably its most brilliant
Charene Hawkins Professor Holder May 18th, 2016 AAD 160 Book Report: The Autobiography of Malcolm X Throughout history, we’ve learned about a majority of all the civil rights leaders and how they fought for equal rights and to end segregation. Malcolm X was one of the main civil rights leaders that demanded change and would do anything necessary to acquire it. To understand a man with such wisdom, guidance, perseverance, courage and drive you have to walk through his life. The autobiography of Malcolm X takes you through the journey of brother X’s life and the trials, tribulations and challenges he faced to find himself and what he was destined to do.
She eventually got arrested, but motivated a boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr. What swayed the votes towards Kennedy was when after King Jr. was arrested, Kennedy called Mrs. King and offered his sympathy. While Kennedy was offering his sympathy, his brother, Bobby Kennedy, called the judge in charge of King’s case and got him released from prison. King then said “I’ve got a suitcase of votes, and I’m going to take them to Mr. Kennedy.” King changed the political campaign tremendously by pretty much not even giving Nixon a fighting chance.
For my book report I chose to read the Autobiography of Malcolm X, the reason I chose this book was because it gave me the opportunity to learn more about a piece of the American history that has changed the world and many communities until this day. The way that Malcolm X has changed the world many was than one and getting the chance to learn about how he got the chance to do so is definitely a privilege to learn about it. The definition of racism According to Webster's dictionary :” Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races”. Throughout the reading of the Malcolm X Autobiography he went
. Malcolm X was born with the name Malcolm Little in 1925, his father was a baptist minister and his mother took care of him and his siblings. His father died when he was young in a street car accident after that his family was thrown into poverty. Him and his siblings went to foster care and live with realities.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Did you know that, on Thursday April 4, 1969, in Memphis tn at the Lorraine Hotel on the second floor on the balcony, Martin Luther King was killed by Earl James. As a result of King Jr’s assassination, the world and the civil rights movement, was now forever changed. Before he was assassinated, he gave his “I have a dream” speech. Martin Luther King tried to get his message across to American’s in a peaceful way by doing sit-ins, boycotts, or marches. Earl James Ray killed Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee in a hotel.
Malcolm X Malcolm Little, born May 19, 1925 grew in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm and his siblings grew up in East Lansing, Michigan. Louise Norton Little (Malcolm’s mother) was a homemaker while his father, Earl Little was an outspoken Baptist minister. While Malcolm was six his father was killed, 7 years later, his mother was placed in a mental hospital. Malcolm and siblings were then split up into foster homes.
“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.” This is one of many famous quotes that Malcolm X has expressed. Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To people he was a brave advocate to the rights of blacks and muslims with the harsh plights they go through. Malcolm X married Betty Sanders, a fellow member of the Nation of Islam and They had six children together, which are all daughters: Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah and twins Malaak and Malikah.
Why did Malcolm X want to learn how to read? The title of his article is Malcolm X, “A Homemade Education”, and the source is The Autobiography of Malcolm X. He wanted to learn how to read so he was looking up words in the dictionary and writing them down. He was writing words from the dictionary. In learning to read and write, Malcolm X effects include the following: intelligent conversations, freedom, and spread thoughts with others when talking to someone.
April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his Mountaintop speech, “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I 'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God 's will. … I may not get there with you.
Popularly addressed is the topic of racism towards Muslims or towards blacks. But, never have people addressed the issue of racism towards black Muslims. To be Muslim or black in America seems to be somewhat of a crime; these two ethnic groups endure the hardest obstacles while trying to survive in this country. But, has one ever wondered what obstacles black Muslims endure. While observing, I understand that most black Muslims are not very well accepted and looked upon as aliens.
Malcolm X was an American Muslim leader who contributed to the Civil Rights Movement by spreading his ideas of black nationalism in the 1950s and early ’60s. He was an influential figure in a black Islamic organization, Nation of Islam, and served as a spokesperson for the organization. He was assassinated on February 21, 1965 while making a speech in Harlem. After his death, his life story was made well-known through his autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) (Mamiya 1). Malcolm X is a man whose background and activism contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and America as a whole.
This journal article belabours the point that is also a common theme in “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”: Malcolm’s changing views on civil rights. Again as a result of his tumultuous childhood because of the “white man”, Malcolm generalizes all white people as essentially haters of blacks because of the negative experiences he’s had with them and the tragic ways they treated him. But, as he grows older and matures, Malcolm has the eye-opening experience of seeing people of all colors worship next to each other. This is an interaction between blacks and whites that creates a positive environment as an outcome.
Introduction: Malcom X urges the Negro community to fight to gain the equal rights they deserve by taking action against their white oppressors. He emphasizes that blacks will gain their rights either thorough voting, with the ballot, or else through the inevitable violence with the bullet. Thesis [part a] Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., also fighting for the civil rights of black Americans in the 1960s, but in a more peaceful manner, Malcom X takes a different approach.
Imagine living in a world of segregation - constantly judged by color of one’s skin and not being permitted to associate with the “superior” race. From slavery to discrimination, African-Americans experienced this horror in daily life since the beginning of their existence. Due to the fear of severe punishment, blacks were scared to fight for equality; however, on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio, one brave soul finally did. His name was Malcolm Little (known as Malcolm X), a widely acknowledged human rights activist. Although he supported black equality, he attacked the problem unlike others such as Martin Luther King Jr. did.
