What Does Malcolm X Symbolism In The Ballot Of The Bullet

The world contains many famous figures who have taken a stand against important issues that they believed to be inhumane or morally wrong. Malcolm X was a man who played a large role in the civil rights movement to help unite black and white people in America through any means necessary. As exemplified throughout Malcolm’s speeches, he strongly believes that one must put his religion aside to fight against the common enemy, in this case, the white people. Malcolm’s role in the Nation of Islam, his experiences as a child, and his passion to learn largely drove his tremendous influence in the civil rights movements and led to the very influential speeches he gave. Malcolm X experienced a difficult and heart-breaking childhood, one that was difficult his entire family. He was the victim of a multitude of both emotional and physical pain growing up as a black child, such as the vicious harassment he and the rest of his family received from his father, as …show more content…
Throughout all of his works, Malcolm insists on explaining his idea of black nationalism. He sees the importance of public action to “help dismantle the economic imprisonment they have allowed White people to cause [Black people]” (“Malcolm X 's”). He expresses his proposal that Black people should only support Black communities in order to ensure socioeconomic equity; to ensure that the white people do not become richer and the black people become poorer. Malcolm was not afraid to publicly criticize Dr. King and his ideas of peaceful protest. In fact, he believed and often expressed that Black people should fight back with physical force if they’re safety, intelligence, or equality is threatened. Although he and Dr. King had different viewpoints in regards to resolving the issues of social injustice, Malcolm felt as though they had common goals for society and could work together in reaching those goals ("Malcolm