The Autobiography of Malcolm X

In the two great pieces of literature by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” and “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, he uses both logical and emotional appeal and executes them brilliantly. Although they are both strong points used by Dr. King he has a greater strength in using emotional appeal, or pathos, than logical appeal, or logos. As he refers to the Emancipation Proclamation and the Alabama Christian Movement for human rights there are some potent arguments about how the African…

Cesar Chavez voiced his opinion on why society should choose a nonviolent response instead of violent in a religious article on the tenth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. As a labor union organizer and civil rights leader, Chavez understands how the use of nonviolence is powerful by experiencing the effects of peaceful protests to get a message across and attaining effective change without having to resort to violence. Chavez reaches out to his audience by stating that…

The African Nelson Mandela and the American Martin Luther King are important and influential heroes who made the world better somehow, in terms to fight for black people rights in their country. According to (www.dictionary.com), a hero is defined as “ the man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities”. Certainly, both heroes had the courage to sacrifice for black people with extreme power to resist the racism in the past using various ways. It is clear…

and Malcom X were huge advocates of freedom, they each had different civil right tactics. The 1960s were a difficult time for blacks, minorities, and even women. However, blacks in particular endured the most oppression and were constant victims of hate crimes by organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan. Blacks were not treated as equal and segregation persisted. Martin Luther King advocated for non-violent protests and believed resistance was not a sign of weakness but of strength. Malcolm X…

Last but not least, was the Pan-Africanist movement by the one and only Malcolm X. Similarly to Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X movement was also more of a grassroots movement which focused on the “average Joe” instead of the elites as W.E.B. Dubois did. However, unlike Garvey, Malcolm X’s Pan-African movement did not involve going “back to Africa” but staying in America and fighting for what he believed in. Malcolm X Pan-African movement was more so a black power movement. The black power movement was…

When the of the Nation of Islam is brought up, it is usually associated with being a radical group under the direction of Malcolm X. Do you ever wonder how it all started and what the Nation of Islam really stood for in the early to mid 1900’s? What was it about the Nation that drew thousands of African Americans, in the United States alone, to follow its teachings? What happened to the Nation of Islam and why isn’t it prevalent in today’s society? The Nation of Islam intrigues me because of…

The speaker, Malcolm X, is an extraordinary and significant human beings in the American history. He was born on May 19, 1925, and he was the fourth child out of eight children in his family. His real name was actually Malcolm Little; however, he thought that “Little” was not their family, and it was changed by some white people because of racism. So he decided to get rid of his last name and used letter “X” instead which means “unknown”. According to A&E Television Networks, Malcolm X is the…

assassination and life of Malcolm X Malcolm Little also known as Malcolm X was born on May 19,1925 in Omaha Nebraska. He was a human rights activist he fought against racism in the U.S. He went through a lot of phases in his life one particularly was religion he was born baptist then he was a member of the Nation of Islam then he went to Sunni Islam for the rest of his Life. But on February 21, 1965 he was assassination at the age 39 while giving a speech. Born in Omaha Nebraska Malcolm…

In this speech, Malcolm X attempts to spread his message of self love for black people and advocates for the advantages of being a member the Nation of Islam. To do this, he uses anaphora and appeals to logos. Malcolm X repeats the phrase “Who taught you to hate…” throughout the first portion of the speech. ‘Who’ refers to white people, who have oppressed and enslaved blacks for many years. By stating it has been ‘taught’ implies that it can be unlearned or never learned at all. ‘You’ refers…

streets, Malcom X explains that he had a very articulate nature when he spoke, but when it came to writing, he was unable to even put proper English to paper. Malcolm X’s journey of educating himself first began in Norfolk Prison Colony. Malcolm simply picked up a dictionary and copied it— word for word. He worked slowly, describing everything onto his tablet, page by page. Every night he would study the work he had written the durning the day and continued to do this day to day. Malcolm claims…