To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. 13. Stokely Carmichael - Was a Trinidadian-American black activist active in the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. Growing up in the United States from the age of eleven, he graduated from Howard University and rose to prominence in the civil rights and Black Power movements, first as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 14.
- Born on May 19th 1925 in Nebraska as Malcolm Little - At the age of 14 (1939) he was brought to a foster family - By the time he got his first contacts to drugs and criminality - In 1946 he was arrested for 8 years after burgleing a house and the sexual contact with a white woman => in prison he got to know Elijah Muhammad’s ideas and doctrine (Elijah Muhammad was a leader of the “Black Muslims” (Nation of Islam).) The Nation of Islam was an organization of nationalist Afro-American extremists in the USA; they wanted a self-modified form of Islam + ultimate emancipation from white rule + freedom and equality + to end the process of desegregation of blacks and whites + to build up an independent Afro-American state - In 1952 Malcolm was
Einstein and Robeson were laying the foundation for future generations to gain the equality that they deserved. In September, Einstein gave a conference at the National Urban League dictating that the worst disease under which the society of our nation suffers is the treatment of the Negro. Einstein continued to fight injustices by taking a stance against Bilbo, a state senator who publicly agreed with the KKK views, by joining the National Committee to Oust Bilbo. Near the end of his life, Einstein stated that when it comes to social justice, you
Black Nationalism 1 The Ballot or the Bullet By: Malcolm X Jennifer Dimaira December 1st 2009 Public Institutions of the African American Professor William Sales Fall 2009 Black Nationalism 2 In June 1963, President John F. Kennedy sent Congress a civil rights bill. Southern Democrats, sometimes called Dixiecrats, blocked the bill from consideration by the House of Representatives. After Kennedy's assassination in November 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson threw his support behind the civil rights bill. The bill was passed by the House on February 10, 1964, and sent to the Senate for consideration. Southern Democrats had promised to oppose the bill.
The black Guerilla Family was originated from the San Quentin prison in 1966. The founder of this gang was George Jackson and W.L Nelson. The basic beliefs and missions are to eridance racism maintain their dignity in prison and to overcome the government of the United States. The Black Guerrilla Family is the most “politically” in prison.
At age thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. He gave the money to the civil rights movement. Unfortunately, on April 4, 1968 he was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel room. The ideals that Martin Luther King Jr. worked so hard to implement became an essential part of the civil rights movement and the laws that we are governed by today. He led the fight to set new ground rules for racial equality through social
Invictus Movie Report Com 410: Leadership Strategies Justin Smith Introduction The Clint Eastwood movie by the name “Invictus” tells the story of Nelson Mandela, played by Morgan Freeman, during the beginning of his time as President of South Africa. The movie follows his struggle to unite the white and black South Africans after years of apartheid, as well as the South African rugby team which is to compete in the Rugby World Cup in the next year and how that sports team affected the entire nation. Modeling the Way As South Africa’s first black chief executive governing a country torn apart by apartheid, Mandela recognizes the challenge ahead of him. It’s his first day as president and the headline of the days paper reads ‘He can win an election, but can he run a country?’, to which he acknowledges, “It’s a legitimate question.” This shows his integrity of not letting fear conquer him, which is the foundation of one of Mandela’s most famous quotes; “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Mandela begins taking charge and challenging the process right from his first day in office.
As peaceful protests would turn into massacres, violent clashes amongst the two groups were beginning to resemble a civil war. Nelson Mandela was released from his 26-year prison sentence, for heading the violent protest group “Spear of the Nation”, as a recreated man. Being a symbol of the nation he united those who were restless of the burdening conflict that South Africa had subjected itself to. Although beginning with mainly black support, his humanitarian message reached many open ears in the white population. Those who felt the conflict was detrimental to their freedom united and supported Mandela.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an eloquent Baptist minister and leader of the African American Civil Rights Movement in America from the mid-1950’s until his death by assassination in 1968. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means. On April 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and members from his Southern Christian Leadership Conference were invited to Birmingham, Alabama to engage in nonviolent direct action to protest the existing segregation laws. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” is his response to a statement made by eight white Alabama clergymen who agrees that social injustices exist, but argue that the battle
Nelson Mandela [pic] Sterling Schultz May 8, 2010 8th-2nd Few people new that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for sabotaging the government, but yet some how years later he would become the president of South Africa for his brilliant deeds for the South African people. Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in a small village called Mvezo. Mvezo was the Transkei region, home of the Xhosa tribe. This tribe is one of the largest ethnic groups in South Africa. Mandela’s real name from birth was Rolihlahla.