Harry Flournoy's Techniques In Glory Road

In the movie Glory Road, the character Harry Flournoy represents the ideals of the Civil Rights leader Malcolm X through his actions, his sayings, and beliefs. Harry Flournoy represents the civil rights activist Malcolm X through his actions. In the speech On African Self-Hatred, Malcolm X says, “Whenever you and I are discussing our problems, we need to be very cool, calm, and collected. That doesn’t mean we should always be. There is a time to be cool and a time to be hot,” (X 343). Malcolm X’s actions are agitated and fierce, especially when he is pursuing about what he cares about, The Civil Rights Movement. On African Self-Hatred also reads, “I was in a house last night that was bombed, my own….It isn’t something that made me lose confidence

Harry Flournoy is argued to represent the ideals and actions of Maya Angelou through the things he says. Maya Angelou writes in her emotional story I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, “I wouldn’t look at either of them … Mrs. Flowers had known that I would be embarrassed and that was even worse … It would be fitting if I got sunstroke and died before they came outside. Just dropped dead on the slanting porch.” Maya Angelou, near the beginning of her is insecure and lets go of her dreams and ambitions because of the challenges and roadblocks being thrown at her. In the movie Glory Road Flournoy says, ““You know--I almost didn’t come here because of a piece of pie. I was ready to give up every dream I ever had because that man ate my piece of pie.” In this statement, Harry seems to represent the activist Maya Angelou , rather than Malcolm X. Malcolm X states in his speech, “Our became to us a chain-we felt that it was holding us back; our color became to us like a prison which we felt was keeping is confined, not letting us go this way or that way.” Malcolm speaks about how the African Americans have let the roadblocks that come with the color of their skin stop them from achieving their dreams. Harry’s statement actually represents the ideals of Malcolm X more than Maya Angelou, because his statement is representing Malcolm X’s ideal of not letting challenges get in the way of his dreams. Harry says

In the speech, On African Self-Hatred, Malcolm X says, “I have only said that black people who are the victims of organized violence perpetrated upon us by the Klan, the Citizens Council, and many other forms should defend ourselves,” (X 344). Malcolm X believes that African American’s need to defend themselves physically against the racial hatred and violence that is directed towards them. Malcolm gives another powerful statement in his speech, “But I think the black man this country, above and beyond people all over the world, will be more justified when he stands up and starts to protect himself, no matter how many necks he has to break and heads he has to crack…” (X 344). Malcolm’s ideal is that in order for African Americans to find a fair and safe foothold in the society of America, then they must defend themselves. Unlike Martin Luther King’s belief in nonviolent protest and civil disobedience, Malcolm X’s belief is protection at all costs. Harry Flournoy represents Malcolm X through his ideals of self-defense. In Glory Road, Harry Flournoy states, “I’m going to start carrying a knife,” (Glory Road). Harry says this after one of his teammates got attacked, and he and his basketball team understood the true danger that they were getting themselves into. This statement represents Malcolm X’s ideal of self defense, because Harry gives a foreshadowing of violence, a