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Malcolm X as a Typical African American, 2004.
A paper looking at the controversial figure of Malcolm X and how much he had in common with the average African-American of his era.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper considers to what extent Malcolm X was a typical African-American. The paper maintains that although he was a controversial figure, he was very much typical to the time in which he lived, sharing common experiences with the average man.
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"Despite his status as one of the most controversial figures within the American Civil Rights movement, Malcolm X was, in many ways, a'typical' African American during the time in which he lived. Indeed, it was the very fact that he shared common experiences with the average African American man that inspired Malcolm X's tireless pursuit to empower the African American community and attain a measure of political and economic freedom previously denied to them. Thus it may be argued that despite the radical methods that..."
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Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X as African-American Leaders, 2002.
A comparison and contrast of the two prominent and influential African-American leaders.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, $ 55.95
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Compares & contrasts the 2 prominent & influential African-American leaders. Their lives, thoughts, philosophies & differing responses to racial injustices. History of race relations in U.S.--slavery, segregation, protest, Civil Rights Movement. How the different life experiences of King & Malcolm Little (Malcolm X) influenced their beliefs and actions: King's straregy of non-violence and integration & Malcolm X's call for black separatism. Their assasinations
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"Martin Luther King And Malcolm X
Introduction
Journalist Peter Goldman once described white America's perception of Martin Luther King Jr. as the "Angel of Light," and Malcolm X as the "Angel of Darkness." Goldman commented that what was missing in that view was the "...extent to which both men, Malcolm and Martin could set the pulse of America racing."
I have a dream that on day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, >We hold these truths to be self.evident, that all men are created equal. Martin Luther King, Jr.
No, I'm not an American. I'm on of the 22 million black people who are the victims of Americanism. . . .
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The African American's American Dream, 2002.
An overview of the history of the African American's American Dream through the works and ideals of W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper is an examination of the history of the African American's American Dream. It looks at the history of independence-minded thinking in W.E.B. Du Bois and follows through the civil rights movement with the contrasting style and messages of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. It concludes that the American Dream for the African American has not fundamentally improved over the past one hundred years, and it seems almost more limited now than it was before the civil rights movement.
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African-American Leaders, 2002.
An in-depth study into leadership styles of African-American leaders. Mentioned are Martin LutherKing and Malcolm X among others.
6,410 words (approx. 25.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 148.95
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This research studies the ways in which African-Americans become leaders in the United States today, looking at the struggles that they have to overcome in terms of the general level of background racism that still exists in this nation. This paper comes to an understanding of how the particular challenges faced by African-Americans today produce certain kinds of leaders with specific strengths. As a part of understanding how it is that certain African-Americans find themselves called on to be leaders (and how some of them succeed), this paper looks first at some general ideas about leadership, using tenets pulled from communication theory to help us understand why it is that different leaders choose different leadership styles based on the demands of the moment in history they find themselves in.
This paper also looks at some of the most important African-American leaders of the 20th century as a way of attempting to understand if there are cross-generational values, forms of discourse, and styles of leadership that mark most or even all leaders in this community.
Finally, this proposal describes a research design that will allow for a deeper investigation into the ways in which leadership values and communication skills come together in today?s African-American communities to build leaders who are capable of addressing some of the most important issues facing African-Americans today, such as the high incarceration rate of black men, environmental racism, the high rate of single-parent families, and racism, especially by police.
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Preface
Leadership Style
?Hoping Not to Fail"
Research Design
Works Cited
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"It may be tempting to think that all great leaders are the same ? that they come into this world with certain traits that mark them as different from the rest of us. But this is not true: Leaders vary in important ways, and not simply because of differences in their own personalities. Rather, leaders are molded by the political and cultural circumstances of their moment in history ? even as they also mold those circumstances. One of the most important circumstances that molds any African-American leader is the prevalent racism in the United States and structures of inequality that have persisted since slavery."
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Malcolm X, 2006.
An examination of the book "The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told To Alex Haley", by Malcolm X and Alex Haley.
2,422 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 74.95
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In this examination of "The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley", by Malcolm X and Alex Haley, the author highlights many pertinent points from the book and about the life of Malcolm X. The author tells us that the book looks at the era in which Malcolm X lived as a time when racism was running rampant in the United States. As a result of his experiences Malcolm X became an angry activist who hated everything that white society represented. The paper describes how Malcolm X himself became a racist and he believed that all whites were evil, after his conversion to Islam. The author delves into this further pointing out what made Malcolm X change his way of thinking to become a well known civil rights activist, who is still thought of in a positive light today. Finally the paper reiterates the major changes that Malcolm X went through during his life to make him a key leader of the black civil rights movement in the United States.
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"Malcolm continued to have a great loyalty to Muhammad, even when Muhammad became too old to actively participate in Nation events. Malcolm then became more and more active in the groups decision making processes. It was at this time that Malcolm and Muhammad noticed that have had some differences in ideology. While they both wished to fight for black rights, Muhammad's goal was to create a completely separate black nation-state that would have a different economy and culture than the rest of the country. Malcolm, however, believed that this would only happen if they took care of the poor black people living in ghettos first. Malcolm wanted the group to become more involved with politics and to change America as a whole, rather than just trying to separate black America from white America. These differing philosophies, as well as Malcolm's growing influence led to Muhammad trying to have Malcolm killed. While this was very difficult for Malcolm, it led to another change in philosophy for him."
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African-Americans: Restraints And Limitations, 2002.
A look at how African-Americans have to overcome many obstacles to achieve equality - and how Malcolm X did this.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This three-page undergraduate paper describes and explains the various restraints and limitations that curtailed the freedom of African-Americans, and discusses how Malcolm X succeeded in dealing with these injustices during his brief life.
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"Malcolm X"?.
This paper discusses Spike Lee's film, "Malcolm X ," an adaptation of "The Autobiography of Malcolm X".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that Spike Lee's film, "Malcolm X," depicts the way Malcolm X, in prison, forged his identity based on social and religious values, not the values of the dominant white culture, but rather values in opposition to the white Anglo-Saxon Protestant culture, which, for centuries, had oppressed persons of African descent. The author points out that Malcolm X was a sincere adherent to Islam, which was not the religion of his African ancestors, but the religion of modern Africa. The paper relates that Spike Lee demonstrates how, when Malcolm X embraced Sunni Islam and incorporated its teachings into his approach toward black liberation, his militant views became more tempered; this shift from pure militancy toward cooperation directly led to his assassination.
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"As Lee's movie shows, Malcolm's family history and early experiences affected his radical political views. He joined the Nation of Islam while in prison, as he felt a sense of camaraderie and solidarity that he never would have found in the outside world. Lee depicts how Malcolm X was deeply and personally affected by his exposure to the Muslim religion. In fact, one of the most remarkable things about the life of Malcolm X was his ability to grow with his religious beliefs, rather than having his religious beliefs dictate strictly what his actions were. As the film points out, Malcolm X did the necessary pilgrimage to Mecca shortly before he was assassinated."
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Invisible Man and Malcolm X, 2005.
A literary review and comparison of Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Malcolm X.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper compares and contrasts Ralph Ellison's novel, "Invisible Man" and Malcolm X's "The Autobiography of Malcolm X". The paper focuses on the sociological and political ideologies illustrated in the two books. The author of the paper highlights how the search for self-definition is a major theme of the analysis.
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"It was an era of racism segregation and inequality during which Ralph Ellison and Malcolm X lived. Lacking equal protections in law comparable to Whites. African Americans endured second-class citizen status in American ..."
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"The Autobiography of Malcolm X", 2002.
This paper provides an analysis of Malcolm X's views on racism in America in "The Autobiography of Malcolm X".
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This paper discusses the main themes that are covered in the work "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Malcolm X. By understanding the main ideas behind his view on racism in America, the writer demostrates the different view of a black that fought hard for equal rights, within the period of the civil rights era. Some of the basics precepts of his work are examined, as well as the core ideas that represent his thought in the struggle for equality of the races in the United States.
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"The Autobiography of Malcolm X", 2001.
This paper addresses the complex and important issues of stratification and inequity that are presented throughout Malcolm's "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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This paper gives a brief but succinct summary of the major events of Malcolm's life, as outlined in his autobiography. It then delves into the reasons underlying the racism and inequality of the United States in Malcolm's time. A brief history of slavery and the African-American experience explains the social conditions for African-Americans in the mid-1900s, in America. The paper also examines the reasons for Malcolm's behavior in the social context of the 1940s to the 1960s in the United States. It describes if Malcolm's conditions and treatment are similar to those experienced by other African-Americans, in the United States, during the same time frame. It provides a thorough sociological analysis of Malcolm's behavior, in terms of the social conditions he was exposed to. Further, it describes Malcolm's behavior in terms of the sociological concepts of both deterrence theory and labelling theory. The paper finally describes the presence of social conditions, in current United States society, that mirror those seen in the 1940s and the 1960s in the United States. It compares these social conditions to the social conditions that were seen in Malcolm's "Autobiography of Malcolm X".
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"Malcolm X was one on the most controversial leaders in American history. His outspokenness about the plight of the African American people, and his close ties with the black Black Muslim movement made Malcolm X a highly feared black leader. He was known for inflammatory speeches, and his strong belief in the Black Muslim sect. Malcolm X sought out publicity, and was well known for his views on vengeance and retribution for the African American people.
"Malcolm X was born on May 19th, 1925, in Omaha Nebraska. Born Malcolm Little, his father was a Baptist minister, and a strong supporter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, run by Marcus Garvey. This organization encouraged African Americans to run their own businesses, and discouraged dependence on the culture and economy of white America.'"
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"Malcolm X", 2005.
The paper discusses Spike Lee's representation of "Malcolm X," trying to determine the political message that this film attempts to communicate.
2,086 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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The author argues that, while Spike Lee's "Malcolm X" can be interpreted as an expression of African-Americans' desire to demonstrate that they powerfully stood up for their rights and demanded equal treatment, it cannot be considered an historical reference or source for the era, the rise of the Nation of Islam, or the emergence of Malcolm X as a nationalist symbol for black Americans. It explains that the film neither presents facts accurately nor comprehensively. In addition, it offers a mythical, not realistic, image of Malcolm X. The writer concludes that there is a need to establish certain standards of accuracy for historical films while accepting the director's right to creativity.
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"American history, like the history of any other country, does not represent the viewpoint, experiences and struggles of the minority groups and lower classes. History is the history of the victors and the more powerful groups in a country. In "Revisioning History," Robert A Rosenstone quotes the Latin American historical filmmaker, Humberto Solas, as protesting against this saying, "because our history has been filtered through a bourgeoisie lens, we have been compelled to live with terrible distortions" (828). Most probably many African Americans would agree with Solas because American history has usually been presented as a white American history, both in films and textbooks. In "Subject to Countermemory," Maurice E. Stevens describes the way that American history has treated the black race as having "traditionally dehumanized or dehistoricized" them (278). American history, therefore, has not represented the African Americans and has written a mainly white history. However, the white American history has often been challenged by active African Americans who want to record the role that their people played in the nation's history and which, to some degree, helped shape the United States. One of these active African Americans is the filmmaker Spike Lee. In 1992 Spike Lee produced, helped write and directed the epic film "Malcolm X.""
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Malcolm X and Eliezer, 2002.
A comparison of Malcolm X and the prophet Eliezer.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is about the experiences and reactions of Malcolm X at various instances in his life. While Eliezer resigned and submitted to agony, Malcolm X rose to transform himself through a similar kind of struggle. Both suffered injustice. When Eliezer saw the Jews in misery and the immense amount of pain, he lost his belief in God after doubting much. But the misery encountered by Malcolm X only made him want to change and to make things real. Malcolm X became a strong believer in God.
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"Malcolm X", 2006.
This paper offers a review of Malcolm X's autobiography.
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The paper considers Malcolm X's 1965 autobiography and maintains that it reveals as much about one man's personality and lifestyle as it does about an entire social and political revolution taking place in the United States. The paper emphasizes that Malcolm X shows how racism and problems associated with racism, such as poverty in African-American communities, are endemic to American society. The paper describes Malcolm's upbringing, and discusses how after experiencing the results of racial bigotry and rising from the ghetto underworld, Malcolm became one of black America's most important social, political and spiritual leaders.
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"Malcolm X's early childhood and young adulthood show the origin of his views on race relations in America; his experiences were not all that unique. Malcolm's family was not poor until his father was shot by white supremacists. When his mother was forced to take care of her eight children she descended into despair and depression. Malcolm recalls the effects of his father's death and his mother's subsequent destitution: "something began to happen. Some kind of psychological deterioration hit our family circle and began to eat away our pride. Perhaps it was the constant tangible evidence that we were destitute," (p. 14). Gradually Malcolm and his siblings looked to other families to provide the emotional and financial support that their mother could not provide."
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Integrationism and African-American Nationalism, 2008.
This paper contrasts the political ideas of integrationism and African-American nationalism during the Civil Rights era.
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This paper explains that, during the black civil rights movement, some leaders favored integrationism, which meant that these activists were willing to work with sympathetic whites to achieve their goal of civil rights. The paper points out that other leaders favored African-American nationalism, which meant the opposite of integrationism. The paper relates that, during the first ten years, the movement was mainly integrationist, as modeled by Martin Luther King Jr. King, who favored using non-violent methods, such as sit-ins, to oppose discrimination. The author continues that, by around 1966, the Black Power movement with activists, such as Malcolm X, who favored black self-determination, was growing. The paper states that the African-American nationalism has been accused of being in favor of black supremacy.
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"There is a sad but interesting common factor that is shared by the integrationist movement and African American Nationalism. Although integrationism was much more moderate than African American Nationalism, both were threatening enough to some people in the USA that the most prominent leaders of both movements were assassinated. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee; while Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965, at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem."
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African-Americans and Civil Rights, 2008.
This paper discusses the differences between the integrationist movement and African-American Nationalism during the civil rights era.
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The paper compares the two approaches to the American Civil Rights Movement: the moderate integrationist movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the more radical African-American nationalism movement, associated with Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party. The paper shows the intense rivalry between these two different approaches. The paper points out, however, that they were working for the same ideal of true equality for African Americans.
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"The Civil Rights struggle was the struggle of African Americans to gain equal rights to whites in the USA. It took place mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Some of those involved in the struggle preferred moderate means. A famous integrationist was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the other hand, some activists were more radical. Most of these radical activists did not believe in working with whites. This is referred to as African American Nationalism. Famous African American Nationalists include Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party."
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