... political, social, and psychological needs in the African America community and thereby encouraged the growth of new urban religious and political movements" (p.73). These new movements were uniquely black. This fulfilled the black communities need for "signification and identification", a theme echoed throughout this chapter and preceding chapters. Turner describes how these urban centers were hotbeds for Pan-Africanist activities, as ... Turner states, "Noble Drew Ali was an intelligent and creative signifier, a self-styled prophet of the city who utilized eclectic religious, cultural...

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... of Islam in this country who was assassinated. I formed an opinion of Malcom X based mostly on what my band director had told me that day. Malcom X formed hasty opinions that he explained to Alex Haley during the creation of Malcom's autobiography. Upon entering the religion ... question, some argue, that changed Malcom Little's life forever. He answered, "I think I would like to be a lawyer." The teacher took no time telling young Malcom that a lawyer wasn't a suitable profession for a black, maybe Malcom should consider being a carpenter. With his hopes and dreams shattered Malcom dec...

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• Grade Level: High School

... political, social, and psychological needs in the African America community and thereby encouraged the growth of new urban religious and political movements" (p.73). These new movements were uniquely black. This fulfilled the black communities need for "signification and identification", a theme echoed throughout this chapter and preceding chapters. Turner describes how these urban centers were hotbeds for Pan-Africanist activities, as ... Turner states, "Noble Drew Ali was an intelligent and creative signifier, a self-styled prophet of the city who utilized eclectic religious, cultural...

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... on hate, classism, sexism, and began to have love for more people and focus his energy on doing anything and everything to uplift black people. Like Malcolm, King went through several periods in his life where he changed his thinking and approach. King unlike Malcolm believed in nonviolence and ... to hate and evil but never his love, his transformation, or the role he played in achieving black self-determination, giving black's hope, or empowering blacks. Not until eighth grade when my mother told me to read Malcolm X's autobiography did I learn who he was. My mother stressed learning ...

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