Malcolm X and the Pan-African Movement
By reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X, it was revealed to have several themes. I chose to examine the theme of Pan-Africanism because it is the least discussed. It also appears to be the least discussed because of the debate surrounding this school of thought which evolved into a movement. Did the philosophy of Pan-Africanism influence Malcolm X? Did Pan-Africanism die as a result of the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement? How did Pan-Africanism affect Malcolm X’s personal fluctuations in life? All these questions, hopefully, will be answered with diligence and forethought. First and foremost Pan-Africanism is a philosophy and movement began in 1900 with Pan-African Congress's meeting …show more content…
From analyzing the development of Malcolm X from childhood to adulthood, it can be stated that Pan-Africanism was the foundation of his character building and growth. Malcolm X was, after all, raised by parents of Caribbean descent. This knowledge along with the information as to who his father and mother adhered to in belief and practice was Marcus Garvey and the UNIA. In the novel, Malcolm X’s father was murdered because of his practices of trying to be a man, be respected as men as well as be addressed as a man. The demeanor of strength, standing up for what you believe in and not depending on people of European descent for anything were traits planted deeply into the very core of Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a proclaimed self-educated, self-made …show more content…
I would say no. The reason for this is that it was a movement that was created because African people decide that they were better than how they were treated, and if they created a solidarity then they recognized strength in numbers and that they could change the world. The Pan-African movement was considered a responsive, ethnic, psychological and sociopolitical movement that began among the African diaspora in the Western hemisphere, so that African people could feel confident, attain socio-political, economic as well as psychological power providing them with equity to co-exist, communicate and collaborate with other races on this planet. You could state that Pan-Africanism did not promote integration. On the other hand, the Civil Rights movement was considered to address the legal issues facing people of African descent in the United States. Through non-violent protests, sit-ins, and legal decisions put before the United States Supreme Court, were some of the tools implemented by the Civil Rights movement to attain integration and equality in America. Although severe government repression, the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, and internal strife within the African American revolutionary groups initiated a decline in protest activity after the 1960s. The African-American freedom struggle nevertheless left a permanent mark on
By reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X, it was revealed to have several themes. I chose to examine the theme of Pan-Africanism because it is the least discussed. It also appears to be the least discussed because of the debate surrounding this school of thought which evolved into a movement. Did the philosophy of Pan-Africanism influence Malcolm X? Did Pan-Africanism die as a result of the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement? How did Pan-Africanism affect Malcolm X’s personal fluctuations in life? All these questions, hopefully, will be answered with diligence and forethought. First and foremost Pan-Africanism is a philosophy and movement began in 1900 with Pan-African Congress's meeting …show more content…
From analyzing the development of Malcolm X from childhood to adulthood, it can be stated that Pan-Africanism was the foundation of his character building and growth. Malcolm X was, after all, raised by parents of Caribbean descent. This knowledge along with the information as to who his father and mother adhered to in belief and practice was Marcus Garvey and the UNIA. In the novel, Malcolm X’s father was murdered because of his practices of trying to be a man, be respected as men as well as be addressed as a man. The demeanor of strength, standing up for what you believe in and not depending on people of European descent for anything were traits planted deeply into the very core of Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a proclaimed self-educated, self-made …show more content…
I would say no. The reason for this is that it was a movement that was created because African people decide that they were better than how they were treated, and if they created a solidarity then they recognized strength in numbers and that they could change the world. The Pan-African movement was considered a responsive, ethnic, psychological and sociopolitical movement that began among the African diaspora in the Western hemisphere, so that African people could feel confident, attain socio-political, economic as well as psychological power providing them with equity to co-exist, communicate and collaborate with other races on this planet. You could state that Pan-Africanism did not promote integration. On the other hand, the Civil Rights movement was considered to address the legal issues facing people of African descent in the United States. Through non-violent protests, sit-ins, and legal decisions put before the United States Supreme Court, were some of the tools implemented by the Civil Rights movement to attain integration and equality in America. Although severe government repression, the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, and internal strife within the African American revolutionary groups initiated a decline in protest activity after the 1960s. The African-American freedom struggle nevertheless left a permanent mark on