Malcolm X Essay

Muharem Hadzi Mr Berkowitz U.S. History II April 19th 2024. Americans are still facing some racial issues today, there was a crossroads between these two ideologies during the 1960’s. Malcolm X's philosophy made more sense than Martin Luther King Jr.'s for America in the 1960s because it was better for the African American Economy, Encouraged Fighting Racism non-Passivly And called for Control of African American Education Systems. First off, the African American Community may have benefited…

where being able to read means you have great intelligence and great privilege. Reading and books aren’t as common and people aren’t gaining as much information as they could. Malcolm X and Mike Rose both communicated on the subject of the importance of reading and how it enhances peoples education and intelligence, but X spoke of how he had to teach himself how to read and how it was a…

I have choose to do the second option for this prompt and write a new essay about how Robertson’s theories relate to Malcolm X and Gees concepts. The main points i would like to talk about are how her theories of Transfer, Assemblage, and Remix tie into and go against that of which Gee has proposed and to the story of Malcolm X. Transfer as Robertson puts it is using past knowledge and putting it to use in a new situation(pg-187). Gee talks about many key aspects of writing such as Mushfake,…

the problems facing black America. (X) In the speech Malcolm X touches a wide variety of problems the black community faces during those times. Many of the issues listed in his speech seem to be recurring issues in our communities. Malcolm X is viewed as one of the prime leaders of his time. He gained an extensive following in the African American-Muslim community and his views were widely accepted. Though some of his methods were viewed as violent. Malcolm X was viewed as a threat to some.…

becoming the answer to them. Alexie and Malcolm X contained a strong level of determination and persistence when teaching themselves to read and write. Throughout their lives, Sherman Alexie and Malcolm X broke down the barriers of systematic racism and eventually helped persuade others to do the same, which proves that overcoming a disability gives one the confidence needed to thrive. (self-confidence is acquired...?) By overcoming stereotypes, one can…

Martin Luther King Jr’s “Beyond Vietnam” and Malcolm X’s “Message to the Grassroot” are both powerful speeches to their own cause. Both similar in trying to prove America has its own agenda, but it’s not for the people’s benefit. Each speech speaks to the character of the speaker, which makes them so vastly different in perspective. Martin Luther King Jr was a renowned civil rights activist who advocated nonviolent protests to make a statement, whereas Malcolm X was an activist for black Muslim…

“Literacy behind Bars” by Malcolm X In “Literacy behind Bars” by Malcolm X, Malcolm tells us how he went from a prisoner that didn 't know how to read a sentence, to an advocate giving thousands of speeches to better the lives of African Americans. Malcolm, learned how to read in prison. He came to the sense that he needed to learn how to read and write after he couldn 't even read a sentence off a book after he got jealous of one of his prison mates knowledge. Malcolm, spent his time copying…

Malcolm’s development of his character reflects on his changing views of Americans racial problems. Before Malcolm was even born, he sees how both his parents had been destroyed by white society. His demeanor changes as he is exposed to the living conditions of the black ghettos in Boston and New York. As well as the truth that the white man has been hiding. In prison Malcolm’s understanding of the Nation of Islam furthermore changed his views on the society he lives in. He transitioned from…

This is the story of X, who took the responsibility of her mistake and found a way out. She was a very lazy girl, and therefore, she never did her work on time. On one fine day, all the students of her class were asked to do a research and then write a report on it. They were given a weeks’ time to do that. X thought that 1 week was more than enough and took the assignment for granted. Though she never did her work on time, but she never failed to submit her assignments on the given time, and…

concepts of morality. In “Learning To Read” by Malcolm X, he discusses a narrative of his path to self-education through the remembrance of moments in his life while being incarcerated. His motivation arises from wanting to interact with Mr. Elijah Muhammad; the leader of Islam. Through self- education, he discovers the tensions in race relations and the unfair treatments that African Americans endure in the hands of the mainstream American society. In the end, X clarifies that reading foster…