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Argumentative Essay: Malcolm X's Impact On Education

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Malcolm X was a highly controversial figure in his time, often viewed as a racist who advocated hate and violence against whites; his positions and Pan-Africanism were often misunderstood or distorted. This is the first in a series of articles I intend to write about Malcolm X - seeking to connect his thinking to today's issues.

This article will begin with education, and this quote,

Once the slave has his master’s education, the slave wants to be like his master, wants to share his master’s property, and even wants to exercise the same privileges as his master even while he is yet in his master’s house. This is the core of America’s troubles today; and there will be no peace for America as long as 20 million so-called Negroes are here begging for the rights which America knows she will never grant us. …show more content…

Muhammad teaches us that we must have some land of our own. - Malcolm X at Harvard Law School Forum (March 24, 1961)
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