There’s a saying that “Experiences builds the character”.... or maybe it isn’t a common saying. However‚ it is a saying that is proven to be true. In a sense as this‚ looking at historical figures‚ experiences made them of whom they were or are. Looking at one specifically‚ Malcolm X‚ a activist for social‚ economic and political rights whose experiences transformed him to an ‘’altered’’ person from time to time. Upon reading the book ‘’The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley’’ Malcolm
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley is about a man who changed the history of America. Malcolm (Little) X preached what he believed about racism‚ discrimination‚ and segregation. He went through many changes in his fight for equality. The three transformations that really changed the way Malcolm thought and preached where his transformation in prison‚ his transformation into the Islamic religion (following Elijah Muhammad)‚ and the biggest transformation of all‚ his pilgrimage to
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Book Title: MALCOM X SPEAKS Isaiah Lovell Class of 2014 Period: 3 Course: World History-Honors 9/20/12 MALCOM X SPEAKS Author: George Breitman Publisher: Grove/Atlantic‚ Inc. Year of publication date: 1/28/1994 Number of pages: 240 Literary type: Non-Fiction I chose this book because I thought it would be a good choice for the class. It gives us a view on some of the speeches that not only changed segregation but changed history and peoples thoughts to the problems
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Because of he didn’t know what else to do with his life‚ Malcolm dropped out of high school and began selling and using drugs. In 1946‚ he was sentenced to prison for 10 years on burglary charges. There he met Elijah Muhammad‚ the leader of the Black Muslim sect‚ and converted. After his
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Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom where he was gunned down by three men‚ one of the gunmen was a member of the Nation of Islam Talmadge Hayer (Journal‚ 2014). Malcolm X was a great leader not because he wanted equality but because he wanted unity among blacks in America. His words were mush wiser than those of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This is because Mr. X wasn’t afraid to take actions were deemed necessary. Though peace is good‚ can one really fight violence with peace? This is the question I believe
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that they were simply playing games and using African-Americans as bait.Essentially in a summary of the ballot or the bullet‚ Malcolm stated that African-Americans must use the ballot or the bullet‚ they must defend themselves and push for equality‚ black nationalism and human rights. After voting by 137 top
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Hasti Sharifkhani Professor Pryor 9/10/14 Learning to Read: pg. (189) 1) What motivated Malcom X to educate himself is that while he was spending 7 years in prison he educated himself and became a discipline of Elijah Muhammad‚ founder of the nation of Islam. Many people think that he went to school far beyond the eighth grade. But this impression is due entirely to his prison studies. He argues that Bimbi was the first person that made him feel envy of his stock knowledge. He also explain
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horrible death. Elie‚ a once devout Jew‚ lost his faith in God while in the camps. “The student of Talmud‚ the child I was‚ had been consumed by the flames. All that was left was a shape that resembled me. My soul had been invaded-and devoured-by a black flame.” (pg37) Despite all Elie went through‚ he emerged after the war becoming a journalist and writing about his experiences. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 as a result of his speaking out against violence‚ racism and other injustices
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In “Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy‚” Andrea Smith proposes that organizing efforts for women of color have been ineffective‚ as they fail to recognize the heteropatriarchy framework undermining their platform. This political and social framework creates a divisive environment of “oppressive Olympics‚” where groups are vying for the title of most beleaguered (66). In addition‚ numerous efforts to organize have been plagued by the sentiment that all minorities have experienced
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because I’m trying to show how this group strived to amass economic stability‚ independence and religious freedom under the devout‚ pious‚ reverent‚ and pietistic leadership of Mr. Muhammad. In order to explain how under Elijah Muhammad’s guidance the Black Muslims were able to gain economic wealth and stability‚ as well as independence from the federal and state welfare systems. Elijah Muhammad was born as Elijah Poole on October 7‚ 1897‚ in Bolds Springs‚ Georgia‚ a town so small‚ that in order to
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