The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X started with no ability to read or write at a college level. They seeked and taught themselves how to read and write properly, with the help of others, books, and repetition. Reading and writing was something they both took interest in, and they found a way to master the meaning of words, and the flow of reading and writing. While doing so they both faced struggles yet overcame them. Frederick Douglass was born a slave in 1818 in Maryland. While living in…

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is written by American journalist and civil rights activist, Alex Haley. The content of the story was derived from several interviews with Malcolm X, conducted by Haley, beginning in 1963 up until Malcolm’s assassination in 1965. After dropping out from Alcorn State University, Haley enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard at the age of 18. At first, Haley was a steward, because it was one of the only jobs open to people of color. During World War II, Haley had gained an…

The book I chose was the Autobiography of Malcolm X By Malcolm X and Alex Haley. Alex Murray Palmer Haley was born august 11 1921 and died February 10 1992. Alex serve the U.S. Coast Guard for 20 years. He was apart of world war 2 and the Korean war. Before he retired and pursued he career as writer. He helps write interview for playboy magazine and later coauthored the autobiography of Malcolm X. within the next following years Alex had made history with the well know book Roots, the book…

Nationalism as espoused by Malcolm X differs greatly to the viewpoints of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s. Between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s philosophy—nonviolence and civil disobedience—and Malcolm X—any means that is necessary—I would most identify myself with the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s due to the aspect of nonviolence and civil disobedience that is peaceful in arguing a movement for equality. Additionally, some would choose the means like Malcolm X in achieving something for…

The black autobiography has played an integral role in documenting the realities of African-American life in American literature. Rising to literary prominence concurrently with the Civil Rights Movement and the emergence of leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, these publications illustrated an existence permeated by struggle and provided unprecedented representation of the black reality within popular literature. These autobiographies taken together depict a collective existence…

In the excerpt “Learning to Read” from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, both inclusion and exclusion within discourse communities are depicted. It can be seen within the writing itself that as a uneducated youth Malcolm was embraced within the young African American community through the use of slang and ebonics. Despite being embraced within the African community, Malcolm craved the inclusion into the educated world, however, was ostracized not only due to a different ethnic background but also…

Heather Ash Amara speaks to truths found within the autobiography of Malcolm X. Written by Malcolm X himself, the spiritual conversion narrative novel aims to document Malcolm X's journey from a troubled youth into an influential civil rights leader and advocate for black empowerment. It serves as a historical account of his life, experiences, and the evolution of his beliefs, seeking to inspire and empower individuals worldwide to pursue justice. Malcolm shows the power your environment can…

during this time, specifically Malcolm X. Malcolm X was an American-Muslim minister and human rights activist. Most of his work is from 1946, when he joined the Nation of Islam while in prison, until his assassination in February of 1965, by three members of the Nation of Islam. The Nation of Islam is also referred to as the ‘Black Muslims.’ His autobiography, The…

Malcolm X and the Pan-African Movement By reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X, it was revealed to have several themes. I chose to examine the theme of Pan-Africanism because it is the least discussed. It also appears to be the least discussed because of the debate surrounding this school of thought which evolved into a movement. Did the philosophy of Pan-Africanism influence Malcolm X? Did Pan-Africanism die as a result of the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement? How did…

In the “Autobiography Of Malcolm X” as told to Alex Haley, by Malcolm X. Malcolm X is a man who undeniably changed the United States in numerous ways. There were many changes that Malcolm X had gone through in his life, as he fought and advocated about what he believed in about segregation, prejudice, and racism. To me, there were a few major things that Malcolm X went through that changed how he thought and advocated about his beliefs was the way he followed Alijah Muhammad in the Islamic…