The Autobiography of Malcolm X

such, regardless of their color.” This was a quote from Malcolm X saying that all human beings should be given the peace and freedoms that everyone deserves. Malcolm X would appreciate the nation we have created thus far. Malcolm was by far the most controversial civil rights activist; he was different from other civil rights activists because of his fight back stance, unlike Martin Luther King who had more of a non-violent stance. Malcolm X had a troubled youth, but in prison his experience…

it. Malcolm and Douglass faced similar obstacles in their life which we might of thought they never would of faced but they managed to overcome them. In the article "Prison Studies" Malcolm X was a person who faced obstacles throughout his life in prison but being in prison made him become the person he is today. Malcolm had a hard time reading and not knowing words which was a big obstacle he had to face. When he would read a book he would skip the words…

Both MLK and Malcolm X were eminent leaders in the Civil Rights movement, led the movement to address the oppression and racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in United States. Both of the leaders aspired for equal opportunities and decent respectable life for Afro-Americans along with whites. Their styles of leadership was shaped according to their socio-cultural circumstances and conditions of their upbringing in their life. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a more…

Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were both important civil rights leaders that impacted society in different ways. Even though these two men were both civil rights leaders, the difference between these two was they believed in different ways to solve the racial problems that happened during their time period. Even though Martin Luther King and Malcolm X believed in different way to solve race relations, both had some ideas which they agreed on. One example is when MLK is giving his “A…

Though shocking to me, this was my first time listening to one of Malcolm X speeches and I am really pleased it was an assignment, especially for a class like this. I chose to listen to Malcolm X’s speech, Message to Grassroots given on November 10, 1963. With the new communication skills I have learned, I am achieving the steps needed to be an active listener. I began this assignment by fully concentrating, understanding, and remembering the information given to me. To be completely honest, I…

Civil rights activist, Malcolm X, speaks to an audience of African Americans in his 1964 speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet.” Malcolm’s purpose was to increase the numbers in African American voting so that the nation could gain equality. He adopts a persuadable tone in order to make the Negroes act right and wisely. In the speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” the author, Malcolm X, encourages his audience to create equality by trusting the American democracy through the rhetorical elements of…

Malcolm X’s speech and Mary Angelou’s Poem both speak about the controversial topic of black history, both talks about the struggles and hardships black people have had to face and what we as a nation can do about it. Both Malcolm and Mary are civil rights activists that for decades have continued the fight for black freedom and prosperity.The difference stands out as Mary Angelou talks about coming up as a nation to fight for black freedom, however, Malcolm X is talking about how his “Brothers”…

On January 20th 1999, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a postage stamp honoring Malcolm X. The thirty-three cent stamp was the 22nd in the Black Heritage Series and portrayed a black-and-white portrait, taken by an Associated Press photographer, of Malcolm X answering a question at a 1964 news conference in New York. It also contained the name he used at the end of his life, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. The Black Heritage series began in 1973, when the post office released a stamp honoring "Porgy…

Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha Nebraska. (1) His parents, Earl Little and Louise Norton, were both activists. Because of their political views, they constantly received threats from white supremacists. They were forced to move several times, before settling in East Lansing, Michigan in 1929. Despite efforts to move away from these troubles, their home was burned down in 1929. In 1931, Earl Little was run over by a street car and killed. The police ruled both of these accidents.…

first and foremost, and as such, I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” - Malcolm X, a true hero in my eyes. If you’ve never heard of him, you should really get to know him better. He was born on the 19th of May in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Louise Norton and Earl Little, and he shared a house with his eleven siblings. Malcolm Little, later changed his name to Malcolm X, had 4 daughters with his love, Betty Shabazz. During the time period, segregation was a…