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    the 19th of May, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. He is among the most discussed and debated public figures in history. Malcolm X was a human rights activist and supported freedom through violence to achieve equality in a society dominated by whites. He encouraged the blacks to fight back and gave them a sense of pride. Malcolm X is widely known for his beliefs and philosophies after accepting the religion of Islam and becoming a member of Nation of Islam. He is considered a hero because…

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    Arlindo Chimbanda's Story

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    Arlindo Chimbanda story Arlindo Chimbanda was born in Angola Africa. Arlindo family was one sister and three brothers and his mom. The army was coming to fight in the city. Arlindo’s family lived in the city.Angola was very dangerous because Angola had war and fighting. Arlindo’s dad was in America working for the government and going to school.. Arlindo’s family moved to the countryside with his grandparents because the…

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    Antwone Research Paper

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    Antwone’s greatest obstacle was realizing he needed to find his birth parents. Antwone was born in a prison in Ohio and was not later claimed by his mother when she was released (Black, Washington, 2002). Antwone’s father was murdered by one of his girlfriends when Antwone was an infant (Black, Washington, 2002). Antwone was placed into the foster system and adopted, along with 2 other boys, by Ms. Tate (Black, Washington, 2002). Ms. Tate was verbally abusive and physically abuse to all 3 boys,…

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    Kenyon Neal Clutter, at the age of fifteen, passed away in his childhood home on November fifteenth nineteen fifty-nine. As many people know Kenyon along with several of his other family members was killed by being shot in the head. Kenyon was born on the twenty-eighth of August in nineteen forty-four. He was delivered in Garden City and lived all of his life in Holcomb, Kansas. Kenyon attended the Holcomb consolidated schools. He was very intelligent and had great grades. Unlike many boys…

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    Criminals in the 1930’s Imagine you are watching the news and a story of a man that murdered 10 men, wounded 7, and performed 3 jailbreaks airs on the television. This man is ranked number one american enemy. Well, his name is John Dillinger. Dillinger was a well-known felonious in America during the Great Depression. There were many notorious criminals in the 1930s all hated and feared by the public such as, Al Capone, John Dillinger, and Bonnie and Clyde. To start it off, Al Capone was…

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    I really enjoyed this weeks readings! Both Fredrick Douglass and Malcom X are such amazingly inspirational people. While I’ve read about Douglass’s life before, I hadn’t really ever read anything by Malcolm X. It’s really eye opening to read both of their works. So much can be learned from their writings it’s difficult to narrow it down to even one specific area! What was most greatly impressed upon me in this weeks reading was their dedication to education. It’s remarkable to see how they both…

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    Malcolm X, a great man who inspired many people, was not always an educated man. He had his struggles and inspirations like many other people, but what he did to overcome his struggles, and his self-driven attitude, made him an inspiration to others. Plato was a great philosopher who used inspirational and elaborate methods to describe perseverance. In addition, Plato explains how to pursue difficult obstacles in life to achieve enlightenment. In order to overcome challenges in life, one must be…

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    and beard. He was described as a handsome man with a handsome mustache. It must have been impressive, as it attracted four wives, the last three common law, and was commented on by multiple biographers. Described as blond, then tawny, and finally white, it remained attached to his face until he died at the age of…

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    Malcolm X Biography

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    Malcolm X had a complicated and difficult early life. Later in his life known as Malcolm X, Malcolm Little was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was the fourth out of eight children of Earl and Louis Norton Little. Before Malcolm was born his father had 3 children from a previous marriage as well as 3 children with Malcolm's mother. When Malcolm was born, his mother was a homemaker and his father was a Baptist minister and a supporter of the Black National leader, Marcus Garvey.…

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    Jim Jones Research Paper

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    Revolutionary Suicide Suicide is the intentional taking of one's own life; it is not one being forced to die. Prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the horrendous event at Jonestown marked the single largest loss of U.S. civilian lives in a non-natural disaster. On November 18, 1978 a total of 909 Americans died under the direction of People’s Temple leader Jim Jones. Not every member of the People’s Temple willingly gave up their lives many were shot if they were not willingly…

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