Malcolm X

My First Conk Malcom X and his article titled “My First Conk” say that black men conked their hairs to unify their existence in the society of white people. This was never done to truly satisfy a personal desire. Conking was a popular procedure done in black males to straighten their hair in 1940’s. The…

Dr. Martin Luther King vs Malcolm X Marin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were very significant during the Civil Rights Movement. Both men were excellent speakers and shared one common goal but had two different ways of resolving it. Martin Luther King Jr. chose to resolve the issues by using non-violence to create equality…

Most of us learn to read through various outlets such as television, books, movies, etc. Becoming literate is essential to functioning in society. Looking back at one of the most influential figures of the 1960’s, it is hard to imagine that at age 21 Malcolm X tried to start a letter with “Look, daddy, let…

Compare the philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. how their goals for the African American community similar and/or different? How their strategies for reaching those goals similar and/or different? During the past century there were two influential people Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X who grappled with the problem of inequality…

Bintu Sesay “Learning To Read” In “learning to read” Malcolm X takes the reader through his journey of educating himself whiles being incarcerated. An articulate and former street hustler that commanded attention with only his presence Malcolm X talks about not realizing how ignorant he was to his own self-knowledge until he lost his freedom…

In reading the essay to Malcolm X “My Prison Studies”, Malcolm X has gained a lot of his knowledge in prison through reading the dictionary, and as he began to write out the whole dictionary, and learn more by studying each word, his writing speed began to become better and better, along with his understandings…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were raised in different environments. King grew up in a safe middle-class household. while Malcolm X came from a hapless place. Despite the different upbringings. they were both black and had a dream. but unluckily ne’er lived to see it go true. However. both work forces had become…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. His dream was that one day whites and blacks could live together in equality. King and his rhetoric of idealism are what come to mind for most people when they think about the civil rights movement, but there is another famous civil rights leader who had some…

Malcolm X claims that prison afforded him a great education free of distraction NSA found in college, awakened him to his passion about reading and it freed him to area like that black people had an honored history that had been effaced by the white peep el. While in prison, Malcolm was very cautious about…

In 20th century, African-Americans (Black American) faced numerous instances of discrimination from the white community and struggle to attain civil rights. They were being deprived in many ways by white community such as integrated public schools, breakup of public accommodations including buses and trains, water fountains and restrooms, restaurants, the privileged to hike to street…