Malcolm X Summary

Malcolm X Born May 19, 1925 Omaha,Nebraska Died February 21, 1965New York, New York Black Muslim leader Malcolm X. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission. Malcolm X was one of the most ... Read more

Malcolm X Born May 19, 1925 Omaha, Nebraska Died February 21, 1965 Harlem, New York African American advocate for black nationalism and Nation of Islam minister and spokesman The life of Malcolm X w... Read more

Malcolm X (1925-1965), African American civil rights leader, was a major 20th-century spokesman for black nationalism.Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebr. His father, a B... Read more

In the following excerpt, Lester offers praise for The End of White World Supremacy, declaring that "these speeches are the best examples in print of why, even dead, [Malcolm X is a man to meas... Read more

In the following essay, Flick and Powell explore Malcolm X's use of animal imagery in his rhetoric as a means of changing the prevailing conceptions held by black Americans about white American... Read more

In the following essay, Roark outlines the use of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and William Shakespeare's Hamlet as a means of illustrating to students the effect of external influences on the... Read more

In the following essay, Illo analyzes and applauds Malcolm X's skill as an orator. In a nation of images without substances, of rehearsed emotions, in a politic of consensus where platitude rep... Read more

In the following essay, Boulware delineates Malcolm X's career as an orator and religious and social leader, complimenting his achievements and declaring: "People enjoyed his speaking wh... Read more

In the following review, Watkins asserts that The Speeches of Malcolm X at Harvard effectively conveys the essence of Malcolm X's "radical viewpoint" and "approach to the r... Read more

In the following review, Blackwell applauds By Any Means Necessary, maintaining that the volume offers insights into the spiritual and intellectual development of Malcolm X, and also illuminates aspec... Read more

"I don't believe in any kind of non-violence. I believe that it's right to be non-violent with people who are non-violent. But when you're dealing with an enemy who doesn't know what non-violence is, ... Read more

Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, Nebraska and he promptly realized his oppressed state in the white man's world. His father, Reverend Earl Little, was a Baptist minister and a dedicated organizer... Read more

During the African American Civil Rights movement, two names stand out among all other civil leaders. Two great black nationalists rose up to defend their people. These two men defended from white ... Read more

"My life has always been one of changes" (436). Malcolm X, throughout his life, was one of the most influential, and quite possibly the most effective, civil rights activists of the twentieth century... Read more