The Speeches of Malcolm X (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Malcolm Little
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Speeches
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Speeches
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, 1960’s, Prisons, Revolutionaries, Crime or criminals, Islam, Leadership, Education or educators, Religion, Nationalism, Muslims
Malcolm X, by virtue of his charismatic personality and his dynamic speaking, joined the small group of major black orators of the twentieth century that includes Martin Luther King, Jr., Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Thurgood Marshall, and A. Philip Randolph. He was different from the others in several respects: He was not an educated person, he was not a representative of the mainstream African American organizations, and he was not content to work within the bounds of gradualism, amelioration, desegregation, and legislation. Although he came from a rather...
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