From the influence and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X’s preachment of racial, economic, and social justice, without the influence of religion is a valid understanding through the Marxist lens. The Black communities rise to take down the White supremacists, the “White man's” ability to stay in power, and the overcoming of oppression, are all within the context that analyzes class relations and societal conflict, using a materialist interpretation of historical development, and a dialectical view of social transformation. To analyze an activists motives and speech, their background history must also be taken into account. Malcolm X suffered from oppression by White supremacists from his childhood. This was due to …show more content…
He proposes an economic and political philosophy of black nationalism to help dismantle the economic imprisonment they have allowed Whites to cause them to embrace unconsciously. The speech does not merely call for Black people to develop little stores, but to expand these stores into much more extensive operations. More extensive operations inevitably have a national reach. Black people must establish businesses and support Black businesses. When Black people start their businesses, they can employ Black people. Malcolm X does not want Black people to have to rely on their oppressors for jobs. The speech contends that White liberals and government have failed Black people. He mentions that they could not change the minds of the Whites. Therefore, Blacks should turn to themselves and not others. They must realize liberation will come from their efforts. He puts forth a self-help philosophy for Black …show more content…
Malcolm is in opposition to “sit-ins,” “boycotting,” and marching around singing “We Shall Overcome.” He enlightens the minds of the audience by speaking the truth about who protesters are. Protesters are the lower class that has no other choice or are uneducated. Instead, fight the governmental system. To do this, the supporters of the black community must join any organization that has a gospel that’s for the uplift of the black man. In this manner, the organizations will increase in quality and quantity. The goal is to create a black nationalist army. Within this army, there would be delegates from all over the country who are interested in the political, economic, and social philosophy of black
The chapter seventeen, of the autobiography of Malcolm X, is about Malcolm X’s experiences during his visit to Mecca to perform hajj He was a Muslim minister, a leader in Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam. In the beginning of this chapter, Malcolm X starts off by telling the readers that all Muslims must attempt the pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca at least once, "if humanly able".
In “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” book, Malcolm X suffers to courageously advocate for the rights of blacks. He was a human rights activist. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. Malcolm focuses on how racism against blacks dehumanizes them. The Caucasoid race around Malcolm typically read him as one thing but human, and Malcolm’s need to correct this perception drives his fight for racial equality. He experiences delicate racism in his youth from his family and faculty, United Nations agency treat him otherwise from others as a result of him being black. Although his foster folks and a few of the people he encounters in class square are nice to him, Malcolm thinks these folks treat him nicely so as to point out however unprejudiced they are. He feels that they 're mistreatment of him as a result that he 's completely different, as if he were a “pink poodle.” At the start Malcolm successively dehumanizes the Caucasoid race as revenge for his own subjugation. In Boston, he displays his white girlfriend Sophia as a
the sense that they must stand together against the suppression of the whites and that they must endure their "non-Americanism" amongst the company of one another,. Yet, as soon as he has done this, Malcolm X. turns to make, what might seem, a paradoxical and fairly non-artistic.
In his speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” Malcolm X’s tone is objective, yet motivating and optimistic, as he describes the theory of black nationalism, which he thinks all blacks must embrace in order to unite as a community under a single goal, to achieve equality. Through the use of factual evidence, schemes, and personal pronouns, Malcolm X builds on his ethos as he makes himself a more credible, trustworthy speaker about the dire situation of blacks. In the beginning of the speech, Malcolm X builds a personal profile of himself, as he mentions that he is a Muslim. However, after doing so, he disregards religion, claiming it does not matter. He states, “Whether we are Christians or Muslims or nationalists or agnostics, or atheists, we must first learn to forget our differences.” His authoritative and didactic tone here contributes to his ethos as it makes him sound credible.
...ica. Anna Hartwell states, “Christianity occupies a central place in Malcolm’s account of white supremacy, in both its global and domestic incarnations” (Hartwell). She also states, “Against this Christian tainted legacy, Malcolm X counterpoises Islam as “the true religion of the black man”. Islamic universalism proffered for him an alternative to U.S. citizenship, which had constantly failed to live up to its promises for African Americans” (Hartwell). Malcolm X had an understandable dislike of the system of white supremacy because it is a system that thrives from people being on the bottom who have higher percentages of taxes taken out paychecks even though they make far less than everyone else. The thing about white supremacy is that it affects in a negative way poor people of all colors, but black people suffer the most for obvious reasons. This was the message
Malcolm X begins breaking down the bridge between Black and White America at the beginning of the speech, phrasing his sentences in such a way as to convince his audience of the fact that your place of residence does not determine who you are, and therefore blacks shouldn't identify with White America. Though blacks are considered "citizens" of the United States, Malcolm X asserts "Everything that came out of Europe, every blue-eyed thing, is already an American. As long as you and I have been over here, we aren't Americans yet." Malcolm X continuously refers back to the concept for the rest of his speech, stating that blacks are not Americans; rather, they are "just" Africans. He begins the sentence with "Everything that came out of Europe," creating the impression that absolutely everybody from Europe was accepted into American society, including low class criminals and other people of such low moral character, while all blacks, even highly educated individuals such as MLK, Jr. are still looked down upon in societythis statement fuels the already passionate and strong hatred of his black audience.
Imagine living in a country, suffering as a minority and not having the basic human right simply because of the skin color. The dream of having a stable and compatible country was never a reality. Segregation, racism, and betrayal amongst people still exist in this nation. The article “We're Still Marching Towards MLK's Promised Land” by Wilbert L. Cooper evaluates the reality of the lives of black Americans. The author’s main argument is that the black citizens aren’t treated equally. He claims that, the black Americans are provided with cheap education, denied voting rights, and suffer more than white. Cooper, claims that MLK’s goals never turned into reality, although our government claims that “everyone is equal.” Equality was never a reality and black people still face discrimination. The purpose of writing this essay is to analyze the authors rhetoric. In this essay, I will explore how Wilbert builds up a strong argument
Analysis of Malcolm X Shot and killed at the young age of thirty- nine. A man who was not quite finished with his literary learning. The author Malcolm X of Discovering the Power of Language. Is what Malcolm x uses to tell the world about his struggle for a larger intellect. As knowledge is gained so was the power of Malcolm's speeches. In Discovering the Power of Language Malcolm takes his audience through his own journey of how he once spoke in the past.
In order to prove to his audience of what power they could have when they unite and that they have been made “chumps” by a “white nationalist” government, Malcolm X builds his speech on the three rhetorical proofs. He uses logos in the form of deductive reasoning and occurrences to show that black people have been victimized by the white-run government, and to give them a solution; he uses ethos to establish his character and status as a freedom fighter as well as to bring together black Americans; and he uses pathos through repetition a...
Speeches are a method of persuading people to do something. For Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, their speeches were to bring equality for the people of color. However, their approaches are different. Consequently, the effects may be different. An example of their contrasting differences is a speech from each, King’s “I Have a Dream” and X’s “The Black Revolution”. Their speeches used pathos, a central metaphor, and a warning, but was presented differently.
(Block 27). The notoriety of Black Nationalism stemmed from the controversy it caused when compared to Dr. Kings methods of nonviolence. Dr. King and his goals for an integrated society came to be considered the best and most moral options for the black struggle against white supremacy. Black Nationalists, esp...
The Negro revolution is a stagnant fight; the black revolution is a fight with one decisive winner. In this talk of revolution he also pointed out the hypocrisy of the American people on the subject of violence. How many black people will to go war for a country that hates them and do not even want them in the country, but when a white man strikes them they turned a blind eye because “peace” is the answer. “If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad”(MalcomX, Message to the Grassroots), many people would agree with this sentiment. Why condemn those who want to fight for something they believe in using violence when we as a country are doing the same thing overseas. Later in the speech, Malcolm X calls out the modern house Negros we have today in the United States. A house Negro was the slaves who stayed in the living quarter with their master and were maids and butlers and tended to the children. The latter are the filed Negros who worked in the fields and stayed in
Though Malcolm in this statement referred to saving his"country,"it soon became apparent that he was also referring to the entire world. For Peter Tosh and Malcolm X, the means to finding a better place for blacks could never come from one country. If significant change was to result, all black people had to unite, regardless of nationality or religion. The only concern for these men was to attain a better dominion for blacks. Both individuals felt this cause was worth more than their lives. With these beliefs in hand and heart, they devoted their existence to one purpose: ending the hypocrisy where all black men and women fell prey to a"slavish mentality."
Changing history cannot be done without the strength and the leadership needed from a person. Without these qualities, the world will not shape for the better. An example of this qualities possessed by a leader, is Dr. Martin Luther King. Born in 1929, King was a successful civil rights activist in the United States Of America. Kings’ philosophy is to defeat the ‘evil’ of segregation through non-violent direct actions. One of king’s most successful accomplishments, was the boycott against the city bus company. On the thirteenth of November in 1956, the US district court ruled out against the state and local segregation laws in Alabama. This was only possible through the leadership and strength of Dr. Martin Luther King as the leader of the Montgomery Improvement Association. During 1957, King was elected as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In order to gain the trust and respect of the Christian audience, King wrote an essay that was published in the Christian Century as, ‘Nonviolence and racial justice’. In order to gain the audiences trust, King must develop his authority. Martin Luther King’s develops the ethos as authoritative in the essay, ‘Nonviolence and racial justice’ in order to gain to the trust and respect from the intended audience. Throughout the text, king appeals to ethos indirectly as form of persuasion of his authority. Initially he uses the tone of certainty and authority to develop the ethos. Secondly, King uses high modality and formal language as an effective way to demonstrate his intellect. Finally, he uses past events to appeal to ethos and logos.
Assuredly, the purpose of this speech was to enlighten the minds of many Black Americans and engaged them in the fight for the civil rights. They now understand the situation at hand based on the vivid details expressed by X in his speech. As a result of X speaking up for the nation of blacks, he instilled the idea that African Americans should vote and become more politically active, by this motivation, he has established a new philosophy in the minds of the Black Americans, that being to seek equality.