African American Informative Speech

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In memory of the Father Allah aka, Clarence 13X Smith; all praise due to Allah the beneficent the merciful and to the culture of the Gods and Earths Nation, the Suns of almighty God Allah and his 5%. The FOA represents-Fruit of Allah, which significantly means “Fighting in the name of Allah,” and the FOA has been since the beginning of time, especially through his Sons, Prophets and Messengers. However, never has it been so intense the struggle and battle for his people, than the fight for freedom during the enslavement of blacks in America. Blacks have been fighting for their freedom for over 400 years, so say all mighty God Allah and his Messenger. Some of Allah’s greatest soldiers, warriors, revolutionist during the Blackmans enslavement were the Abolitionary fighters (A movement dedicated to helping blacks to freedom). Such heroic figures included, Denmark Vesey, the Voodoo Prophet Nat Turner and Harriett Tubman. Other ‘Black Twiners’ …show more content…
On February 22, 1928, the mother ship moved great upon the earth and landed in Danville, Virginia and gave birth to a ‘Sun’, they named him Clarence Edward Smith, he was the fifth son of Louis and Mary Smith. He was born during the harsh Jim Crow laws of Segregation, which existed mainly in the Deep South. Blacks and Whites functioned separately, but were supposed to be equal. As a baby his mother called him ‘Put’ (which later became Pudden) for obvious reasons, it was a quality befitting, because he would begin to put people in their ‘right and proper place’s. He (young Clarence) was very athletic and was a great swimmer, it is reported that he saved his younger brother from drowning. Those who knew him compared his swimming skills to Johnny Weissmuller the Olympic gold medalist who played Tarzan the Ape man. He Clarence was an honest young man, truthful and greatly loved by all who encountered

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