Martin Guiterez Mr. Smith 4/2/13 12A A Great Leader's Help All the great people throughout history have been helped or inspired by someone. Malcolm X has been helped by many different people, his step sister, religious idols, and a criminal.in some way those people have helped Malcolm X to become who he is today. Without the help of those people Malcolm X wouldn’t be respected and idolized today. Malcolm X wasn’t always a person of good will he had a criminal life which lead him to go to prison and convert to the nation of Islam. He lived in Harlem and was a “hustler” a person who essentially lies, cheats, and steals and he had no connection with god.
Malcolm X advocated frequently for blacks who were unjustly treated by legal and social authority. He showed people that black people could be articulate, and highly intellectual. He advocated for black men to rise up and give the same reaction they received from the white power structure and not accept the status quo of racism and discrimination. It is because of Malcolm's views of social justice and revolutionary actions, that gave rise to the most influential and revolutionary groups in America today. People just could not believe how someone could take the life of someone of such great
Martin Luther King Jr. Widely considered the most influential leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He fought to overturn Jim Craw segregation laws and eliminate social and economic differences between blacks and whites. Born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Middle child of Michael King Sr. and Alberta Williams King.
Racial Injustice Raiding Throughout America Similar to many other conversion stories, one must conquer hardships in order to be successful. Martin Luther King Jr., William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X exemplify a few of the many African American human rights activists of the 1900s; however Malcolm X possesses one unique asset which sets him apart from the rest. Being a man from lower depths, he possesses the authority of one who both challenges and conquers those depths. Through his personal testimony titled “ The Autobiography Malcolm X”, told by Alexander Haley, Malcolm shares with the audience his strenuous journey to metamorphosing from a ghetto driven hustler to a religious martyr. His didactic writing
Dubois Pg 1 Influential Theorist W.E.B Dubois Introduction to Sociology DuBois Pg.2 William Edward Bughardt Dubois was a strong willed African American. He was a Sociologist, Author, Activist and Civil Rights Leader who passed away in Accua, Ghanna in 1963. ( W.E.B. DuBois, Pan-Africanists, and Africa 1963-1973He was one of the most influential black leaders of the first half of the 20th century who supported integration and equal rights for everyone regardless
Malcolm X is known as one of the most influential speakers of the 20th X was a Muslim minister, a Black Nationalist leader, and was the most fierce race critic in American history. Malcolm X exposed the moral and legal hypocrisy of American democracy and the ethical contradictions of white Christianity. He was responsible for spreading the Islam faith within the Black communities and bringing everyone together by relinking them to their Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm’s father, Reverend Earl Little was an outspoken minister and a supporter of Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey (1887-1940). Malcolm’s first introduction to white supremacy came at a young age when the Ku
Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam The Malcolm X documentary takes a deeper look into the life of Malcolm X himself and shows you the true influence that he has not only on the African American community, but also on the Nation of Islam. I think that is important to focus on Malcolm X in two eras of his own life: the Pre-Mecca Malcolm X and the Post-Mecca Malcolm X. After Malcolm Little went to prison, he met people within the Nation of Islam and became a member himself. Soon thereafter, he became a prominent leader of the “Black Muslim Movement.” This was the late 1940s and early 1950s, a time period in which racial tensions were high and African Americans were continuing to be oppressed by whites in America. He emphasized the teachings
The result of this landmark order was a mobilization of efforts in obtaining equal rights for blacks, once and for all. Martin Luther King, quite possibly the most influential figure in the civil rights movement, has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism. A Baptist minister and organizer of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, King was profoundly affected by Mahatma Gandhi’s success with non-violent activism. On a trip to India in 1959, King deepened his understanding of non-violent resistance and described it as, “the most potent weapon available to oppressed people in their struggle for justice and human dignity.” (King 134) Due to the fact that Martin Luther King chose to use non-violent protests and social activism as his weapon and not an actual weapon, he is considered to be one of the leaders of the more conservative leaders of the civil rights movement. This more conservative approach to attaining civil rights tried to achieve their goals through spreading awareness and winning legislative
His greatest accomplishment is the advancement of civil right. He combated racial inequality through non-violence, he use the tactics of other civil rights activist such as Ghandi. His accomplishment has earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. His I have a dream speech is one of the greatest speech in the American history. Martin Luther King grew up in a segregated society where white people oppressed black people.
All these discourses influenced him when he later joined the Nation of Islam in prison after being a criminal and pimp, as we saw in class with the film “Malcolm X” he worked his way to the top speaking for black civil rights and the nation of Islam, he projected ideals of violence, self-defense, nationalism and separation of the races initially, however later on his ideas later moved closer to that of Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X is important because after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. many black Americans felt it was time to take action and stop getting beat up by the police so they turned to Malcolm X. One of his most famous speeches “The Ballot or the Bullet” addressed many issues concerning the black community that needed to be addressed, all of which paved the way for the Black Panthers Party and black power self-determination. In his speech The Ballot or the Bullet Malcolm X addresses his religion and how he is not defined by his religion and it is his personal life and governs his personal morals, he says that although Nation of Islam is his religion his beliefs are in black nationalism because if he talks about religion they would never reach an agreement so we need to get past that and get together and fight the enemy that is common to all of us. (Ballot or the Bullet) Malcolm X said that the political beliefs of black nationalism is having pride in being black and to understand the politics in our community and how much politics play into our lives. He put emprises on the importance of blacks being politically aware when he said, “We must understand the politics of our community and we must know what politics is supposed to produce.