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    “Malcolm X’s philosophy” Have you ever considered what it would be like without the Civil Rights Movement? The Civil Rights Movement helped the blacks gained their right to freedom and be equal to the whites. Malcolm X helped win the Civil Rights.Through nonviolent protest, the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s broke the pattern of public facilities' being segregated by “race” in the South and achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for African Americans…

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    Gaza has resulted in 20,674 innocent civilians dead, all murdered by the IOF. Malcolm X fought against racial discrimination and advocated for the rights of African Americans, while the situation in Palestine involves the fight for their holy land and the rights of Palestinians, there are many similarities. Malcolm was also wrongly portrayed in the media, just like the Palestinians who are painted as terrorists. Malcolm would organize speeches that would raise awareness for the Civil Rights…

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    we can unit with each other to serve a better purpose for all present and to come.(Malcolm X 1) Malcolm X and Martin luther King Jr. Where both two great advicts of the civil right movement each having there own way of strategy and thought. Malcolm X tended to lean on the side of violence for the right of defence while stating “If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad in defence of her”.(Malcolm X 3) While King Jr. took a more subtle approach to the civil rights movement…

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    truly say that education isn’t useful in some sort of way. Education is very important to both Malcolm X and Ta-Nehisi, Malcolm’s view of education being a starting point for the black man’s freedom and Ta-Nehisi’s view of public education being an imprisonment on the black man’s freedom and intelligence s what puts these two individuals on different spectrums. Ta-Hehisi would agree with Malcolm X on his argument that the educated black man uses his high education to show off or seem…

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    things that are prevalent throughout the novel and evident in Malcolm’s life. Malcolm witnesses discrimination proposed by his own race when his father gives him special treatment over his other siblings because of his lighter complexion. He is also exposed to racism firsthand numerous times, shaping his views on not only racism itself, but the people implementing it. Events such as these, and others gradually shape Malcolm to be the person he is. As the novel progresses, Malcolm’s mindset and…

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    From that movement came two famous civil rights leaders, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. Both men had similar views, they both wanted civil rights for all races.Malcolm X believed that people should be separate but equal. In contrast, Martin Luther King believed that people should be integrated and equal. Although there were some differences between the two including topics such as segregation, education, economy, and violence. Malcolm X philosophy made the most sense for America in the…

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    the rise in “Black Power”, where contrasting views on Black liberation emerged. Martin Luther King Jr’s methods of non-violence were deemed unrealistic, especially in what was seen as a predominantly white, racist community. Thus, the party adopted Malcolm X’s militant stands and emerged as a successful organisation that fought racism and defended their people. During their time of activity, they established various rules and ideals, and initiated programs to aid the Black community. Active from…

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    Malcolm X Racism is the most difficult problem to be fixed in the world. Even now people tend to widely open for this serious topic. If we throw back to around 1900s, we will be surprised that there were a lot of human rights activist who fight for the equality of races. One among them is very prominence in both notorious way and honorable way whose name is Malcolm X. There are three reasons why Malcolm X became a prominence human rights activist because of having miserable childhood, making…

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    get equality. He had made a great contribution in helping African American strive for quality and made them realize the importance of achieving the real equality. At the same time, Malcolm X also was a civil rights activist who advocated the way of violence to improve the position of the black people. Although Malcolm X had more militant perspectives about how to promote the black power than Martin Luther King Jr., both of them had made a huge influence on promoted the African American to…

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    was elected into presidency). Malcolm X is giving a speech to Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio in April 3, 1964. The speech was given to warn African Americans that they must vote wisely in these elections that if could change legislature in regards of the Civil Rights Movement as well as black autonomy. His other purpose was to warn his enemies that if they could not gain rights through votes that they would resort to violence to gain their rights. In Malcolm X’s speech, “The Ballot or…

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