The strategy of the white man has always been divide and conquer. “He keeps us divided in order to conquer us.” As the speech goes on you can see Malcolm X’s words “ I think separation will get me freedom” He is for Black Nationalism, not integration. He is not for joining hands together as one with the white brother, but joining hands and efforts with his twenty-two million African-American brothers around the country. He asks the black community to unite and no longer take orders from anyone but those living the life they were leading. He like Dr.King demands change from empty promises.
Other members of the Nation of Islam followed in Malcolm’s steps and also took X as their surname. After meeting with Elijah Muhammad, he had appointment as a minister in the Nation of Islam, he was also the Nation of Islam’s national spokesperson. Through the ‘50s and ‘60s he would use the radio, newspaper columns, and television to spread the Nation of Islam’s message. He usually relied on his violent exaggerations, such as his common allegation that whites were “devils” whom had been created in a misbegotten breeding program established by a black scientist. The media were always ready anytime Malcolm had something to say, such as
He stated that white people were inferior to black and the demise of the white people was necessary. He proposed a separate nation for blacks until they could return to Africa (X). He also rejected the nonviolent civil rights movement and stated that African Americans should protect themselves with any means necessary (X). Civil rights organizations denounced X and the Nation of Islam as very irresponsible extremists, but he described the civil rights leaders as stooges for the white establishment and that Martin Luther King Jr. was a “chump.” And he called the March on Washington a total farce. However when he commented on the Kennedy assassination the Nation of Islam prohibited him from speaking publicly for ninety days
It was quite lengthy and used very forceful language to tell congress to uphold their promises or be subject to the violence of the African-American people. Malcolm X began his speech by acknowledging that he was still a Muslim, but he quickly added that he did not intend to discuss religion or any other issues that divide African-Americans. Instead, he was going to emphasize the common experience of African-Americans of all faiths. He then says “it doesn’t mean that we’re anti-white…and degrading us.” This is powerful because while he hates white people he says right here that this isn’t a fight against white people; it’s a fight against degradation and exploitation. He then reminds them that since a lot of elections are very close the black population voting as a unified bloc had all the power.
During that time he was an anti-religious person and then his brother wrote him a letter talking about a religion for black people which was known as the Nation of Islam. Now, in the Nation of Islam, it was different because these people read the Koran and looked at Allah as God. The leader, Wallace Fard, believed that "Christianity was the white man's religion" and that is true because of the times of slavery. Tied with Islam was the sense that blacks could have pride and nationalism. Later on, I found out that a new leader by the name of Elijah Muhammed was the main person that Malcolm had read from.
After the release of the prison, his brother Reginald discussed his recent engagement with the Muslim religion. Malcolm began the study of this new religion. During his role of leadership in the Muslim religion, Malcolm Little removed his last name, and replicated with X, since he believe his last name was meaning of slave. His frustration towards the white America community, and the lack of success of African Americans, created the movement to keep all the “Negros” together and harm if necessary. The most important issues during this time was the lack of independence and success within the black community.
Compare/Contrast Essay: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X In the 1960’s there were an uprising of some sort. The “black” communities were beginning to realize their constitutional rights. There were a few bold souls that decided to take a stand, no matter the consequences. These great men were known as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests against narrow minded white supremacists helped him rise to national fame, Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, lectured the United States about Islam and urged others to dismiss all whites as their enemies and arm themselves for war. Each discussed the same issues, but their methods of achievement and ideas about equal opportunity differed as much as night and day.
Religious ideas - 1964: founding the organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU)  Malcolm wanted to turn his ideas into reality; Nation of Islam was only a passive religious community for him - 1964: he left the Nation of Islam because of the constant treat and the different views of the members and himself - On February 21th, 1965 Malcolm X was killed by a few black men (during holding a speech). Until today the murderers’ reason and origin is unknown. But probably the men were connected/linked with the Nation of Islam. Quotations of the interview with the PLAYBOY on May 1963 with the journalist Alex Haley: - “Christ wasn’t white. Christ was a black man.” - “Mr Muhammad teaches us to be for what’s really practical – and that’s separation.
John Brown: Hero or Terrorist? Conclusion: John Brown was a slavery fanatic who wanted it abolished, but he went to the extreme of killing people for their ‘opinion’, something everyone is entitled to. In the aftermath of Brown’s actions no change came about for many years, therefore if Brown had proposed his ideas and opinions without violence the outcome would have been the same. Brown had the right motives but used the wrong actions and became a terrorist. Personal Life: John Brown came from a family that hated slavery, this fueled his anti-slavery mindset.When Brown was five, he moved with his family to a log house in a frontier township in Ohio's Western Reserve, a place where native Americans outnumbered the population of whites.
The president of Indiana University, who was known as a great defender of academic freedom, had no choice but to give Kinsey the ultimatum that either the class he taught or the interviews had to be dismissed due to outside pressures from the state level (Brown & Fee, 2003). This initial pressure is what ultimately directed Kinsey to leave his work at the University and continue his research about sex. Many books, and media coverages later Kinsey’s work was being received very well but as explained previously all fame has to come to an end. Kinsey’s work became scrutinized, questioned and bantered by conservative groups, religious groups and the academic community. The particular social factors that resulted in the resistance was the fact that in this era there was an influx of media coverage which allowed more people to gain access to the information and develop their own biased