Malcolm X
The name "Malcolm X" still stirs emotions of fear and hatred in many Americans. When he was murdered in the Ballroom in Harlem on February 21, 1965, he was world-famous as "the angriest black man in America." This is true because unlike Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X advocated freedom for blacks "by any means necessary." For him, even the use of violence was a viable solution to fight racial discrimination. Because of such views some people still associate Malcolm X with the Black Panther movement of the sixties which they believe was a radical and violent organization. But portraying Malcolm X simply as a violent black activist fails to represent the whole picture. It does not take into account the post-Mecca Malcolm X when he recanted his black separatism message and started to support unity among all people. When we review Malcolm X's life from his birth to his tragic death, then we will find a courageous leader who was able to do the following: First, he was able to turn his own personal life around. From a common criminal he became a leader of his people. Second, he was able to persuade others to what he believed in. In other words, he was a man full of charisma. Third, he was able to admit his mi
Kennedy with the phrase "chickens come home to roost," and "silenced" for 90 days by Elijah Muhammad. Muhammad's doctrines and taught the real Islam he experienced in the East. When he was assassinated by the Black Muslims in 1965, newspapers all over the world paid tribute to him as a great Negro leader. But the man who made the radical group popular was his minister Malcolm X. Secondly, Malcolm X was able to persuade others to what he believed in. But accepting that our ideas and actions were mistakes and learning from them is very hard processes. His rebellious nature was not formed without any cause. Once he even commented on the assassination of President John F. In the years that followed, Malcolm's mother, Louise, deteriorated emotionally and mentally and in 1939, was committed to a mental institution in Kalamanzoo, Michigan by the white authorities. The leader of the Black Muslim movement was the self-nominated "Messenger of Allah", Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm X certainly had this ability to convince others. After the pilgrimage he adopted the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Although he hated the whites, he felt inferior and wanted to be like them. He had reasons to his rebellious nature. In Mecca, he saw that it was possible for black and white people to live in brotherhood, of which he was deeply touched.
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