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Malcolm X
- Background
- Born 19th May 1925, in Omaha,
Nebraska His Father was sent regular
death threats from the KKK and when
he was found dead the police said that
he had committed suicide. His mother
then turned mad and was sent to a
home. Malcolm and his brothers and
sisters then had to be fostered and
Malcolm wasn't treated well and
therefore started to steal and take
part in drug dealing. He got put in
prison for 10 years for this.
- Born 19th May 1925, in Omaha,
Nebraska His Father was sent regular
death threats from the KKK and when
he was found dead the police said that
he had committed suicide. His mother
then turned mad and was sent to a
home. Malcolm and his brothers and
sisters then had to be fostered and
Malcolm wasn't treated well and
therefore started to steal and take
part in drug dealing. He got put in
prison for 10 years for this.
- Aims
- Malcolm X believed in
separatism – blacks
living separate from
whites. His view
changed when he was in
prison and he started to
like the idea of blacks
superiority. He was
inspired by Elijah
Muhammad. But soon
both thought that the
only way to live a
decent life was by living
completely separate
from the whites.
- Malcolm X believed in
separatism – blacks
living separate from
whites. His view
changed when he was in
prison and he started to
like the idea of blacks
superiority. He was
inspired by Elijah
Muhammad. But soon
both thought that the
only way to live a
decent life was by living
completely separate
from the whites.
- Methods
- Malcolm believed that the only way to
get anywhere was by violent action. He
took charge on these occasions and
fought with the white people. He gave
many speeches insulting the whites. He
also tried to set up gehttos for Black
people. He also encouraged black people
to vote near the end of his life and he
tried to encourage them to join Civil
Rights Movement groups so that all the
blacks were doing something for their
freedom.
- Malcolm believed that the only way to
get anywhere was by violent action. He
took charge on these occasions and
fought with the white people. He gave
many speeches insulting the whites. He
also tried to set up gehttos for Black
people. He also encouraged black people
to vote near the end of his life and he
tried to encourage them to join Civil
Rights Movement groups so that all the
blacks were doing something for their
freedom.
- What movements
was he involved
in?
- Malcolm X was involved in the Civil Rights campaign. He
was also involved in the Nation of Islam movement
which was a black muslim movement. Elijah Muhammad
was the leader and founder and Malcolm looked to him
as a hero. He was also involved in the Organization for
Afro-American Unity. This was a movement that he set
up after he cam back from Africa. this trip changed his
political views and his spiritual views. he did not voice
these for long as he was assassinated the following year.
- Malcolm X was involved in the Civil Rights campaign. He
was also involved in the Nation of Islam movement
which was a black muslim movement. Elijah Muhammad
was the leader and founder and Malcolm looked to him
as a hero. He was also involved in the Organization for
Afro-American Unity. This was a movement that he set
up after he cam back from Africa. this trip changed his
political views and his spiritual views. he did not voice
these for long as he was assassinated the following year.
- Key Sucesses
- He dreamed of a nation
just for Black people. The
year before he died he
started a Organization for
Afro-American Unity. This
was meant to be the start
of his state that he wanted
to make.
- He dreamed of a nation
just for Black people. The
year before he died he
started a Organization for
Afro-American Unity. This
was meant to be the start
of his state that he wanted
to make.
- Failures
- Malcolm's failure is that he did not
believe in working with white politicians
but rather put up a fight and retort with
violence.
- Malcolm's failure is that he did not
believe in working with white politicians
but rather put up a fight and retort with
violence.
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