In the first chapter of Paul Alkebulan's book “Survival Pending Revolution” he claims that Malcolm X was the “ideological patron saint” of the Black Panther Party. It is through a depiction of how Malcolm X's four primary beliefs were adopted by the BPP that Alkebulan explains how this title was earned. I argue that the most significant aspect of Malcolm X's influence on the BPP is not mentioned by Alkebulum in a sufficient way. Malcolm X passed on teachings that were rooted in a flexible ideological approach to rights activism that would instill a message for groups such as the BBP to evolve and adapt through time. BPP central committee member Landon Williams claimed that the party felt as thought they were the “heirs of Malcolm.”
This journal article belabours the point that is also a common theme in “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”: Malcolm’s changing views on civil rights. Again as a result of his tumultuous childhood because of the “white man”, Malcolm generalizes all white people as essentially haters of blacks because of the negative experiences he’s had with them and the tragic ways they treated him. But, as he grows older and matures, Malcolm has the eye-opening experience of seeing people of all colors worship next to each other. This is an interaction between blacks and whites that creates a positive environment as an outcome.
Philosophical differences between martin luther king and malcolm X The philosophical differences between Martin Luther King and Malcolm X have to do with the their protest strategies. MLK never fought with violence. Although he would get physically attacked, he stood his ground and continued to fight for equality peacefully. King believed that whites and blacks should come together to end the hate and violence.
Meeting violence with violence proves to be a speedy tactic when change is in need. However, although Malcom X’s approach inspired some of king’s followers to switch sides and take the aggressive approach Malcom preached about; it gave those who oppressed African American citizen’s rights something to complain about. If given the chance too, Malcom X’s violent approach may have earned African American’s rights sooner, but at the cost of both black and white lives while also labeling the African race as violent bunch. Dr.Kings approach, in my opinion, was that of taking the high road. It proved that those who followed in his footsteps were calm, peaceful, and relatively harmless Americans who wanted nothing more equal rights.
Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s. A Brief History with Documents written by David Howard-Pitney is a great history book that gives us an entry into two important American thinkers and a tumultuous part of American history. This 207-pages book was published by Bedford/St. Martin’s in Boston, New York on February 20, 2004. David Howard-Pitney worked at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University in 1986, and that made him a specialist on American civil religion and African-American leaders ' thought and rhetoric (208). Another publication of Howard-Pitney is The African-American Jeremiad: Appeals for Justice in America.
King’s theological perpectives about love and non violence has separated him not only from white Christians but also from the African Mmerican separationist communities ;and especially, Malcolm X. Many African Americans welcomed King’s notion of non-violence as a practical strategy for achieving constituional rights for the black community. However, Malcolm X strongly rejected both King’s religious and practical views on nonviolenec, and insisted that that violence when “necessary” and self-defense are basic human rights for protecting both black individauals and black societies. One of the main theological points that reflected on the extrem contradictions represented in these two figures, was King’s notion of nonviolence and the Malcolm
Malcolm X became one the most crucial world wide speaker for the Black Muslims. His debating abilities against white and black rivals helped spread the organization's message. He uses his strong and violent talks to remind black people that they should not be following the white man’s footsteps because they were already abandoned by the white man and that they should not be discouraged by them. He believes that black people are blinded by the supremacy of the white man and that they (Africans) believe that the color white is greater or higher than the color black. Malcolm X is a prominent figure in history.
MLK and Malcolm X both wanted equality but in different ways. Martin Luther King believed in nonviolence to end segregation. However, Malcolm X believed in segregation; where African Americans would govern themselves without bothering the whites. But which idea was better for society? Malcolm X’s philosophy offers a variety of solutions for
Malcolm X didn’t agree with what King’s views, he believed that MLK’s dream was not a dream but a nightmare. Martin Luther King Jr’s approach to civil rights and equality was non-violent protesting, sit-ins, and getting as much people together as possible while not using violence. However, Malcolm X’s approach to this was almost the opposite. He was against the views of whites and he was willing to do whatever was needed to achieve
At first I had a range of ideas and most of them were vague. Those ideas were Islam, Judaism, India, Palestine Persian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. After a while of thinking I had come up with the idea and found similarities between the religions Judaism and Islam which led me to ask the question: can the Jews and Muslims ever have a solid relationship between each other again as they did many centuries ago? Currently it seems like the Muslims and Jews don’t seem to see eye to eye, ever since the conflict between Israel and Palestine. Then during my research Malcolm X came into my head.
Malcolm’s speeches acted more as instruments of provocation than conversion. Unlike Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign, Malcolm’s campaign around the country was a direct assault and it was difficult to see any oppressor that will tolerate such. This obviously accounted for the many police brutalities, imprisonment and deaths among the black race. Malcolm X symbolized black dominance and self-respect, he was one of the greatest forces that shaped the current understanding and interpretation given to conflict and violence in the world politics today. If Malcolm were to live in this era, he would be labeled as a terrorist (http://malcolmx.com/).
The African American Civil Rights movement existed at large between the early fifties and the late sixties in a society that was constantly on the verge of social destruction. The black rights movement existed politically, socially, and economically everywhere in the United States. As time progressed the movement developed and saw many changes along with schisms separating activists and how they approached getting their rights. In the early fifties there was a large non-violent integration based movement spearheaded by figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. However, as the time progressed, the movement started seeing a more aggressive leadership with figures such as Malcolm X, but eventually it turned into an extremist movement
Cozette Fortune Professor Collingwood POSC 171 23 November 2015 The Black Panthers The Black Panther Party was originally created in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby G. Seale in 1966. Newton and Seale attended community college at Merritt and they acquired their exposure to politics by being active in various political organizations. The pair soon realized that the organizations on campus were not enough.
Malcolm X was an American Muslim leader who contributed to the Civil Rights Movement by spreading his ideas of black nationalism in the 1950s and early ’60s. He was an influential figure in a black Islamic organization, Nation of Islam, and served as a spokesperson for the organization. He was assassinated on February 21, 1965 while making a speech in Harlem. After his death, his life story was made well-known through his autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) (Mamiya 1). Malcolm X is a man whose background and activism contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and America as a whole.
Over the course of Malcolm X’s life, his perspective of identity changed, particularly before and after he went to Mecca. In the speech By Any Means Necessary Malcolm stated, “The time for you and me to allow ourselves to be brutalized non-violently is passe….Be non-violent only with those who are non-violent to you”(Malcolm X). Essentially, Malcolm X is implying that we should have the rights to defend ourselves from those who cause harm to us. Before Malcolm x went to Mecca, he believed that white supremacy could not be conquered through love, but only through vigorous self-defence (“By Any Means Necessary”) .
