Ballot

his fellow African Americans to inform themselves to the “ballot” or political atmosphere of their community. In place of violence, Malcolm X believes “that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community”. He wants his fellow black citizens to better themselves and improve their communities using political knowledge, not aggression. This is the message he is trying to convey with his title. The Ballot or the Bullet can be understood to mean, if you do not…

Enc1101 class partnered with the Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy to form a service learning project to educate and encourage students at Miami Dade College North Campus to take part in this year’s election. The project was named Beyond the Ballot it was planned as a “speed-dating” party so we could share intimate conversations with the students in a way to not only educate them but to also interact with each other and hear their inputs on the various issues. When I first saw an…

The Ballot Initiative System in California was designed to give ordinary citizens the chance to change the laws of our state, as well as introduce new ones. That’s why it’s tragic that the process today is so tilted in favor of the rich and well-connected. Proof of this can be seen in the high costs of a successful campaign. California gives organizers only six months after filing their proposition to collect 365,880 signatures of registered voters, according to the Secretary of State’s…

Although Black Nationalism may be seen as more radical than King’s propositions, its founding ideas also bear many similarities. In his speech “The Ballot of the Bullet”, Malcolm X begins by using King’s first step: collection of evidence. He focuses on how Democrats and other Whites have broken their promises to the Black people repeatedly. The movement’s disillusionment with White society is also…

people become alert and wide awake about the numerous horrific conflicts that face them daily, the individuals that are prepared for it will overcome the conflicts; the individuals that are still asleep will be left behind. In the powerful speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” Malcom X, discusses the importance and criticality of people coming together and resolving their conflicts quicker before they catch hell. He addresses his speech to the Mr. Moderate, Brother Lomax, brothers and sisters, and…

In “The Ballot or the Bullet,” Malcolm X is pushing for racial equality by using various scenarios to apprise his point. The only way change will happen is if African Americans pursue to make a change within racial inequality. By making people feel that they are important within this movement, Malcolm X is giving people the power to gain freedom by fighting for what is right and staying united by focusing on their common goal. Malcolm X is trying to persuade African Americans to take action by…

March 16, 1867 cartoon picture, “The Georgetown Election—The Negro at the Ballot Box,” as my primary source. The cartoon’s setting is Georgetown and people are in line to vote for Andrew Jackson as a president. And it features an African-American man standing in line to vote and two white men glaring at them. The African-American man is dressed up in low class clothes. He took off his hat when he puts his vote in the glass ballot box. A white man lined up behind the African-American man is…

Joseph Uscinski and colleagues delve into and tackle the prevalence, frequency, and predisposition for conspiracy theories in our society. Uscinski and others found several predispositions the most notably and potentially influential being the partisan predisposition. Today, the bipartisan line seems very clear and the parties are very divided to the point where legislation and government is plausibly affected. Uscinski’s findings in The Effect of Conspiratorial Thinking and Motivated Reasoning…

“The Ballot or the Bullet:” A Call to Awake Nationalism within African Americans “The Ballot or the Bullet:” A Call to Awake Nationalism within African Americans As the United States maneuvered into the year 1964, racial tensions were at an all time high and the civil rights movement was in full fledge. Malcolm X was a Muslim, African American human rights activist fighting for equality during this time. Dr. Martin Luther King was also an influential human rights activist fighting for the…

“In my little humble way of understanding it,” (paragraph 1, page 1,) Malcolm X certainly wanted freedom for his fellow blacks. In 1964, on April 12th, Malcolm X delivered a riveting speech, named “The Ballot or the Bullet.” And with this speech he states his opinion on America being anti-black and not so free, and he uses rhetoric elements such as ethos, logos, and pathos, to further his purpose. At the start of the speech, Malcolm X uses ethos to further his purpose of America being very…