There has been many black nationalist across the United States that has inspired the black community. Some black nationalist such as Marcus Garvey and Frantz Fanon were looked up to by later black leaders such as Martin Luther King and Malcom X. All of these leaders contributed their opinion on black lives and the problems that fall behind them with society. Marcus Garvey was a social activist that was born on August 17, 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, dedicated to promoting African-Americans to move back to Africa. By 1919, Marcus Garvey had launched the Black Star Line, a shipping company that would establish trade and commerce between Africans in America, the Caribbean, South
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The life and works of Frantz Fanon had inspired national movements and other radical political organizations across the world including the United States. Fanon is mainly known for his writing of “Black skin, White Masks”. In this text Fanon describes the science behind the impact of negative stereotypes on black people. He also describes white people views about black people physicality, psychology, and culture. My favorite quote from this excerpt is when fanon says “The white world, the only honorable one, barred me from all participation. A man was expected to behave like a man. I was expected to behave like a black man- or at least like a nigger.” This quote relates to many black lives after the civil war and when blacks and whites were segregated. Blacks were only to behave what they been told and to act less than a white person. This era is when many black leaders took in action to make changes for black …show more content…
He was always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, and he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world. When King was 35 he was the youngest to receive a noble peace prize. He used all of the $54,123 to put into the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King was a major influence in the black community helping lead changes to black lives in the future. Also, Malcom x was not only a major influence in the black community but the nation of Islam community. Malcom wanted a violent revolution to establish an independent black nation unlike King’s peaceful interactions. Malcom grew over 40,000 members for the nation of Islam by 1960. Both, Martin Luther King and Malcom X was assassinated because of their powerful leadership on the black
The life and works of Frantz Fanon had inspired national movements and other radical political organizations across the world including the United States. Fanon is mainly known for his writing of “Black skin, White Masks”. In this text Fanon describes the science behind the impact of negative stereotypes on black people. He also describes white people views about black people physicality, psychology, and culture. My favorite quote from this excerpt is when fanon says “The white world, the only honorable one, barred me from all participation. A man was expected to behave like a man. I was expected to behave like a black man- or at least like a nigger.” This quote relates to many black lives after the civil war and when blacks and whites were segregated. Blacks were only to behave what they been told and to act less than a white person. This era is when many black leaders took in action to make changes for black …show more content…
He was always a strong worker for civil rights for members of his race, and he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world. When King was 35 he was the youngest to receive a noble peace prize. He used all of the $54,123 to put into the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King was a major influence in the black community helping lead changes to black lives in the future. Also, Malcom x was not only a major influence in the black community but the nation of Islam community. Malcom wanted a violent revolution to establish an independent black nation unlike King’s peaceful interactions. Malcom grew over 40,000 members for the nation of Islam by 1960. Both, Martin Luther King and Malcom X was assassinated because of their powerful leadership on the black