1. Malcom X
After reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley I've realized that I've been taught and educated about the civil rights movement with a sugar coating on top. Throughout my life I've been brought up believing that Malcolm X was a raises Blackman who hated whites, and all he wanted to do was fight and retaliate against them. While on the other hand I was told that, Martin Luther King Jr. was the key to the movement and his peaceful, turn the other cheek teachings, were correct. Since finishing Malcolm X's Autobiography I've grasped a better view on how the world works, and the depth of the real harshnesses that surround us. Through Malcolm's religion he taught Negroes that they have been blinded and deceived by the white man. Malcolm referred to the white man as the white devil. He did this because he believed that the white man was forcing the blacks to live and function in a white society. Even though Malcolm's early teachings may not be that correct referring to all white men as devils but it shows a truth about the world. How society blinds you into believing one side of the story. For example in Malcolm's time your white and your blinded into believing your superior to blacks and can treat them like trash or on the other hand your black and your blinded into believing your not worth having rights and whites are better then you. .
Society tries to deny that there's no or less racism in this day and age and thats absurd. A good example of biases and how society or the majority of society blinds you is in school as I stated before how I learned that Malcolm X was a bad Blackman and Martin Luther King Jr. was a good Blackman. They didn't really inform us about the whole picture. I learned all about what King did and practically told that he changed and fronted the civil rights movement. I was not taught about what Malcolm did, but told about the hatred and anger that he preached.
The Autobiography of Malcom X has accomplished that with some of my ideas and thoughts. ... My African-American band director held the entire band over the bell one day to give us a lecture on Malcom X and Dr. ... I went to the library to find out who Malcom X was. ... 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. ...
Malcom X is the true hero of African Americans. Malcom X born with the name Malcom Little, was a very defiant kid with a criminal outlook on life. ... I think that Malcom X was far more respectable than Martin Luther King Jr. because Malcom X's basic philosophy was lets clean up our own communities with no government help, no welfare, no interference from other groups other than the blacks themselves. ... The media portrays Malcom X in a very different way than he is seen from his own people. ... As you can see MLK is no match for Malcom X. ...
Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. ... Malcom X was born in Omaha, Nebraska 1925. ... In February 1965 Malcom X was shot dead in New York City during a rally. Martian Luther King Jr as Malcom X set his sights on stopping segregation that had been around for ages. ... Although, Malcom X took a different path, Malcom joined forces with Elijah Mohamed. ...
Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. ... Malcom X was born in Omaha, Nebraska 1925. ... In February 1965 Malcom X was shot dead in New York City during a rally. Martian Luther King Jr as Malcom X set his sights on stopping segregation that had been around for ages. ... Although, Malcom X took a different path, Malcom joined forces with Elijah Mohamed. ...
Malcom, at an early age had his family taken from him by " the white men." ... While growing up Malcom X was exposed to white torment and constant degradations. ... Malcolm X had a different type of self-education. ... Malcolm X went into the Nation of Islam. ... Threw Malcom X, American society has become better. ...
On May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, Louise Little gave birth to a son, Malcom. Both she and Malcom's father, a Baptist preacher named Earl, were members of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement. Including Malcom, there were eight children in the Little family. ... After his father died, Malcom's mother had a mental breakdown. ... Many people believe Malcolm X was a revolutionary black nationalist whose exclusive interest was to combat white supremacy while fostering black unity. ...
X Martin Luther King and Malcom X are two African Americans fighting for the same cause but believe in fighting in two totally different ways. King believes the non-violence approach is the best way to fight discrimination and Malcom believes to do whatever it takes. ... Malcom still uses the same techniques but! ... Malcom says "we should get whatever is necessary to protect ourselves in a country or in an area where the governmental ability to protect us has broken down" it gives his listeners a sense of fear because is sounds as if they have no other choice and their cornered in. ... Mal...
Frederick Douglass and Malcom X were both men who made American Black History. ... Frederick Douglass and Malcom X are known for their powerful vocalizations, but they did not always have a way with words. ... Malcolm X's search for knowledge was more self-sustaining than Douglass'. ... Malcolm X said literacy "freed him" and "attacked his ignorance.... Malcolm X, consequently, had a higher judgment of education than Douglass did. ...