Running head: MALCOLM X ?
Malcolm X is known as one of the most influential African American speakers of the 20th century. Malcolm X was a courageous advocate for the civil rights of African Americans and a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. He was responsible for spreading the Islam faith within black communities and increasing the self-esteem of Africans Americans by reconnecting them to their African heritage. Many believe that Malcolm X was preaching racism, black supremacy, anti-semitism, and violence but, he was just strong advocate for the rights of African American people.
Malcolm X had a fascinating family history. Malcolm was born on May 19, …show more content…
Blacks and whites lived separate and unequal lives. They didn’t live in the same neighborhoods or work in the same places. Black school children used the old books that were used by other children and they were in bad shape ( Assensoh, 2014). Racial slurs, prejudice, and violence were accepted and lawful (Assensoh, 2014).
The Black Migration Movement created the communities that Malcolm grew up in. The movement to cities was caused by the second industrial revolution. Problems occurred because cities were not structured to handle all the people. There often wasn’t enough housing and jobs for the blacks and immigrants (Assensoh, 2014). Malcolm faced these challenges throughout his childhood (Assensoh, 2014).
The burgeoning of African American political organizations had an effect on Malcolm during his early life. The most important influence was the Universal Negro Improvement Association (Assensoh, 2014). Their goal was to promote black pride and the need to see Africa as their ancestral home. It was their way of fighting the violence, segregation, and injustices that they faced. Life was hard for the little …show more content…
Malcolm’s brothers sent him the contact information for Elijah Muhammad (Assensoh, 2014). Malcolm joined the NOI after being released from prison. Malcolm changed his life to follow the ways of the NOI. Later Malcolm found out that the NOI thought that white man was the devil in American society and Malcolm didn’t agree (Assensoh, 2014).
Malcolm met the honorable Elijah Muhammad. That was the day that Malcolm changed his name to Malcolm X. Elijah Muhammad believed that Malcolm was destined for greatness (X, 1991). Malcolm vowed to the Islamic religion. He was invited by editors of the American Newspaper to start writing a column about Islamic matters.
Malcolm got married to Barry Sanders in 1958. Betty Sanders joined the temple and was a native from Detroit, Michigan. They drove to northern Indiana to get married.They had three children together. Malcolm and Betty had a good relationship in their marriage.
Malcolm X and Dr. King were different in style but, they had similar goals. Dr. King was a christian and he was preacher. Malcolm was a radical Islamic leader from Harlem, who meant well for his fellow blacks. Dr. King preached for civil rights and racial equality from the church. Malcolm used his Islamic sermons in temples to address similar problems in the black
Malcolm X is known as one of the most influential African American speakers of the 20th century. Malcolm X was a courageous advocate for the civil rights of African Americans and a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans. He was responsible for spreading the Islam faith within black communities and increasing the self-esteem of Africans Americans by reconnecting them to their African heritage. Many believe that Malcolm X was preaching racism, black supremacy, anti-semitism, and violence but, he was just strong advocate for the rights of African American people.
Malcolm X had a fascinating family history. Malcolm was born on May 19, …show more content…
Blacks and whites lived separate and unequal lives. They didn’t live in the same neighborhoods or work in the same places. Black school children used the old books that were used by other children and they were in bad shape ( Assensoh, 2014). Racial slurs, prejudice, and violence were accepted and lawful (Assensoh, 2014).
The Black Migration Movement created the communities that Malcolm grew up in. The movement to cities was caused by the second industrial revolution. Problems occurred because cities were not structured to handle all the people. There often wasn’t enough housing and jobs for the blacks and immigrants (Assensoh, 2014). Malcolm faced these challenges throughout his childhood (Assensoh, 2014).
The burgeoning of African American political organizations had an effect on Malcolm during his early life. The most important influence was the Universal Negro Improvement Association (Assensoh, 2014). Their goal was to promote black pride and the need to see Africa as their ancestral home. It was their way of fighting the violence, segregation, and injustices that they faced. Life was hard for the little …show more content…
Malcolm’s brothers sent him the contact information for Elijah Muhammad (Assensoh, 2014). Malcolm joined the NOI after being released from prison. Malcolm changed his life to follow the ways of the NOI. Later Malcolm found out that the NOI thought that white man was the devil in American society and Malcolm didn’t agree (Assensoh, 2014).
Malcolm met the honorable Elijah Muhammad. That was the day that Malcolm changed his name to Malcolm X. Elijah Muhammad believed that Malcolm was destined for greatness (X, 1991). Malcolm vowed to the Islamic religion. He was invited by editors of the American Newspaper to start writing a column about Islamic matters.
Malcolm got married to Barry Sanders in 1958. Betty Sanders joined the temple and was a native from Detroit, Michigan. They drove to northern Indiana to get married.They had three children together. Malcolm and Betty had a good relationship in their marriage.
Malcolm X and Dr. King were different in style but, they had similar goals. Dr. King was a christian and he was preacher. Malcolm was a radical Islamic leader from Harlem, who meant well for his fellow blacks. Dr. King preached for civil rights and racial equality from the church. Malcolm used his Islamic sermons in temples to address similar problems in the black