Malcolm X's 'Ballot And The Bullet'

He preached for complete segregation, which Malcolm X coined and popularized the term separation, and in attempts to form a black society. Joining the Nation of Islam gave him the means to preach to African Americans who believed they did not have any other choices in fighting discrimination. Malcolm X was considered a radical due to his methods with the NOI, since violence was not out of the question. This contradicts Martin Luther 's view of multiracial, nonviolent approach. Malcolm X, at the beginning of his ministering, called for racial independence with criticisms of mainstream civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. who cooperated with the popular opinion of the time that was held by the majority of the population, that being white.

were African American males, fighting for Civil Rights during the 1950’s and 1960’s. while these two men did withstand much common ground, they often debated over violence. On one hand, Martin Luther King Jr. was born into a Christian home, where he was extremely religious, and followed in his father's footsteps as a pastor. Martin Luther King Jr. felt that violence did no good, it only caused more harm. Throughout his speeches and protests, he even elaborated on how insignificant violence and harm was in hurting others, besides physically.

Throughout the history of the human race religion, or a belief system has played a major role, whether it be how the world was created or how one should live their life. Neil LaBute’s The Break of Noon follows the story of John Smith, a man who claims God came down and spoke to him during an office shooting. Although religion has brought comfort and happiness to people all the way from ancient civilizations to now, it has also been a major conflict, usually between believers and non-believers. This idea is shown very clearly in The Break of Noon for John believes his interaction with God has changed him and everyone else is very hesitant to believe him. Through these conflicts, it is clear to see that Neil LaBute is not trying to share his beliefs to the audience but rather is trying to explore them, specifically whether or not a person can truly change in a world unimpressed by religious enlightenment, which is shown through ideas in the preface clearly connecting back different characters and scenes in the play.

Puritans such as Jonathan Edwards and Anne Bradstreet would write personal history or diary type of literature to influence men and women across the nation on their strong biblical beliefs. Puritans are known for their wide spread faith on the bible, how they would preach, and the way they showed others the way of life that is suitable to enter to heaven. Many puritans believed there were people who were already chosen called the “selected”. Each puritan writer had their own way of getting others involved in the lifestyle of following the bible. Writers like Edwards and Bradstreet both wrote about God and the impact although they had different notions; from them having different points of view of how God felt, to the way they wrote and made their readers feel throughout their writings.

The first rhetorical device he uses is repetition, "... the Negro still is not free... the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled…the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty…the Negro is still languished…” This part of his speech is an example of repetition because not only is it repeated. He wants to emphasize this feeling of how the Negros were being treated so others can stand up and help defend their rights.

The United States has a long and well known history of practicing injustices and oppression toward people of color, more so towards African-Americans. This has emerged many civil rights movements during the 1960’s lead by powerful black leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Though each of these leaders views on how to obtain civil rights for the African American community were polar opposite, their goal was similar. For the sake of this essay, we will discuss three of Malcolm X’s argument, which he makes in his speeches, such as the use of violence for self defense, as a means of communication and as a response to injustice, in order to to justify his views on why he believes that the African-American community should not use the nonviolent approach in order to obtain their goal. We will also analyze how Martin Luther King may have responded to Malcolm X’s arguments, such as his idea

Black Power Huey Newton, cofounder of the Black Panthers, once said, “Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.” Due to the mistreatment of African Americans a speech was given and a phrase was coined that raised awareness of the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. Stokely Carmichael was one of many who were leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. In fact, Stokely Carmichael was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Equal rights protester Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “now is the time to make real the promise of democracy, and transform our pending national elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood.” In 1963, King was arrested for protesting in Birmingham and was put in jail. During that period, he had a lot of spare time and wrote a long and powerful letter full of stylistic elements to church leaders in Birmingham who had criticized him for leading a protest. They made public statements opposing King and his methods for achieving change, but King believed that they misjudged his cause and ways of doing. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses many stylistic elements including convincing examples and keen figurative language to influence his reader to agree with his point in "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

As the America government getting stronger and stronger, the society was slowly being torn up with racial inequalities: after the civil war, the nation was reunited, but the African American races were not happy with their situation, because they felt they were never respected by other American citizens. So the civil war became a war that African Americans fought for their freedom. One of the leaders of this movement was Martin Luther King jr. Because his theology education in Boston University, Martin Luther King has developed his own theory of Nonviolent Resistance, which states that ‘‘the Christian doctrine of love operating through the Gandhian method of nonviolence was one of the most potent weapons available

In Detroit of 1964, “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech was given by Malcolm X. He wanted to create a political consciousness; raising to stop people from being unconscious, to take responsibility, to show a performance of black manhood, morally inflected with a religious understanding of the black-Muslim ideals. Anti-colonial struggles in Africa, North Vietnam, and the United States was used to display more violence occurring around the world. Many felt that the Uncle Tom approach was too compromising. Gandhi’s success in India to where he takes on a protest that Martin Luther King wanted to pursue, but the wars around the world mattered because of the black nationalism movement in the U.S. Guerilla warfare, which Malcolm eludes to in his speech.

When working in the science fields there are many obstacles a person of faith may face. The biggest of these is the controversy over the concept of evolution and how the world came into being. Atheists and evolutionists are always trying to find ways to disprove God with science. However, after spending several years learning about how nature and chemicals work together to form our world it is hard for me to imagine that all of it came into existence without a creator.

If you were to have the advantage to time travel and go back to the day’s when the African Americans were not treated as equals, it would more than be a horrific sight to see. The color of their skin determined their rights in life. To me that sounds like a horrible way to live. For instance during the civil war President Abraham Lincoln was working on purging the country from segregation. However, he was not able to finish this job he had started because of his unfortunate assassination.

Hudgins believed in the biblical justification for the inferiority of African Americans. This idea was that African Americans were descendants of Ham and therefore were cursed like Ham to a life of serving the white race. This meant that African Americans were not pure in the way Hudgins felt Christian had to be for salvation, and mingling with African Americans could lead towards white Christians becoming impure. This reasoning, mixed with strong feelings from his congregation, is why Hudgins upheld the resolution created by his lay leadership, that denied people of other races from worshiping at First Baptist

On February 21st, 1965, Malcolm Little, better known as Malcolm X, was assassinated in Manhattan, New York by Talmadge Hayer (also know as Thomas Hager) and two other associates (whose identities are questionable) (Breitman, 1976, 63). Talmadge Hayer and his two suspected associates, Norman Butler and Thomas Johnson, were all members of the Nation of Islam (NOI), a group that Malcolm used to be a part of until a split in 1964. Malcolm X was the top minister of the Nation of Islam under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad, and was a very well regarded member of the group. The break between Malcolm and the NOI was caused by several factors, including Malcolm discovering Elijah’s adultery with several women (X, 2015, 301) and Malcolm’s speech

“If someone puts their hands on you, make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.” This bold and aggressive statement could be considered to have a negative connotation. However, to some people this is viewed as wise and true advice. The independent and strong attitude the quote and the author of it (Malcolm X) convey can truly resonate with a person’s craving for independence and strength. This, along with his relatable traits, is why Malcolm X is considered a hero to many.