Rhetoric Of Malcolm X

Malcolm X was a realist. Malcolm X saw things as they really were. Document K says, X doesn't favor violence, but if one side can be violent all sides should be able to be violent. Document I says, that the world we live in requires brutality. There is no way that we can sit back and let us be murdered and beaten. The white man will never stop until

“Malcolm X is standing on a soapbox talking about a revolution.”- An abolition extremist that spent many years in jail. He believed that violence and force was the answer.

Malcolm X used violence as a way to get more black rights and to hopefully lead up to black supremacy. Dr. Martin L King Jr used non violence protesting as a way to symbol that people standing up for their rights are not wrong or barbaric, but the people who are stopping these nonviolent protests look bad because there is no physical harm being done. Malcolm X states, “This is why I say it’s the ballot or the bullet. It’s liberty or it’s death” (The Ballot or the Bullet). This describes Malcolm X warning that if black people are not allowed suffrage and other rights, then there is going to be violence and death involved to have those rights granted. Malcolm X is showing that he is not afraid to have a violent revolution if there has to be one. Dr. King however states, “We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must ride to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force” (I Have A Dream). Martin Luther King Jr is trying to persuade others that a violent protest will only hurt, not help in getting equality and that a peaceful, powerful protest will ensure smoother integration and peace. Dr. King is promoting the opposite of Malcolm X by saying peace is power whereas Malcolm X is trying to bring forth the

The first device that Malcolm x uses to make his claim that “blacks need to exercise their voting right in either a peaceful or violent manner”, is by using emotional appeals. One example of this is when he states “The year when all of the white political crooks will be right back in your and my community with their false promises, building up our hopes for a letdown, with their trickery and their treachery, with their false promises

Throughout history there are many great people who dedicated their life to the advancement of the African American race. Few of these people created as much controversy during the 1960’s then the man who would be known as Malcolm X. Unlike many of the civil rights leaders of the time who promoted non violence, Malcolm X believed in the use of aggressive tactics in his battle for equality.

Malcolm X, an African American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam, was a significant individual in the African American fight for justice and equality. In contrast to the mainstream Civil Rights Movement with its nonviolent pursuit of integration, Malcolm X voiced concepts of race pride and Black Nationalism during the 1950s and '60s. Although many argue that Malcolm X did not actually “do” anything for the black community, his nontraditional programs brought a new perspective to the Civil Rights Movement, and this perspective is of relevance today in the black community.

Unlike King, Malcolm X encouraged his followers to rebel against whites. Malcolm X, for the most part, believed that non-violence and integration was a trick by the whites to keep African Americans oppressed. “Don’t you run around here trying to make friends with somebody who’s depriving you of your rights” (X 1964). He was furious at white racism and encouraged his followers through his speeches to rise up and protest against their white enemies. “They’re not your friends, no, they are your enemy. Treat them like that and fight them”(X 1964). He encouraged African Americans to stand up against the white America that oppressed them.

The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley is an account of Malcolm X’s evolving perspective on racial justice. Malcolm X was a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam who advocated for black nationalism and separatism. The man who became one of America’s most powerful voices for African Americans was deeply affected by the terrors of racism, which shaped his view of social justice and the condemnation of the white man. The way Malcolm X narrates his experiences changes as his views on race change. At first, he wants readers to feel the destructiveness of racism, so he conveys his experiences through provocative language. When he aims to promote universal peace, he takes on a more optimistic tone. As a

        People often refer to Malcolm’s use of terms such as the “white devil” and his overall tone as a reason for him not being the visionary that Martin Luther King was. Martin Luther King is known for teaching in a very non-violent manner in which he avoided labeling others (Litwack, pg 8). Martin Luther King certainly deserves admiration for the manner in which he got things accomplished but that shouldn’t warrant any discredit aimed at Malcolm X. Malcolm uses a very aggressive tone because he wanted to get a reaction from his audience. For Malcolm, It was absolutely imperitive that his audience realize the severity and consequences of this election year. He uses this insistent tone when he

To begin, Malcolm X’s speech detailing his his political views on black nationalism, the hypocrisy of the United States, as well as the radical steps needed to be taken by the black community to achieve equal rights, is laden with elevated language in order to create an ethical appeal to the audience. For example, Malcolm X states that “The political philosophy of black nationalism only means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community” (par 2). The use of the elevated language, such as “philosophy” and “nationalism”, sophisticates the speech altogether, which successfully reflects the professional tone used by Malcolm X, as well as the seriousness of the matter; which, in turn, strengthens the overall argument being made. Moreover, through Malcolm X’s sophistication of language, and thus the speech, it

In his autobiography, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X emphasizes the need of changing racism in America. With many rhetorical choices, Malcolm X is able to exaggerate the urgency of change.

In paragraph two I discussed Dr. King and Malcolm X’s goals instead of the goals of the speech(3). To correct this I needed to discuss the goals of the speeches not the goals of Dr. King and Malcolm X. At the end of paragraph two I only listed points of X without comparing or contrasting to Dr. King(1). In order to fix the issue I needed to compare and contrast how Malcolm X discussed that for revolution to happen violence will occur and how Dr. King says violence is unnecessary. Also at the end of the paragraph while I explained X’s beliefs I did not connect my points back to main purpose of paragraph two which was freedom is the goal(18). I needed to explain how his beliefs of history and violence affected the goals his speech was intended

Although Malcolm X is also considered as a radical activist, the extent of his radicalness is quite small compared with Assata Shakur. They both believed that government would not protect African Americans at all. As Malcolm X referred in his speech The Ballot or The Bullet:“ You and I in America are faced not with a segregationist conspiracy, we are faced with a government conspiracy” (Marable & Mullings 407). Similar to Assata’s perspective that politicians are liars, Malcolm X also thought that Black people could not rely on government. In the opinion of Assata and Malcolm X, black people must do something by themselves in order to live a better life. However, Malcolm X didn’t engage in terrorism like Assata did. He thought that African Americans didn’t need to attack white people and police. Malcolm would like to see white people as untrustworthy competitors. In his opinion, African Americans should understand the importance of controlling the economy of their community (Marable & Mullings 410).

Malcolm no longer viewed whites as evil and believed for a cross race alliance. Malcolm X visits several African nations that have won their independence from European powers and is inspired. “I’ve never seen so many whites so nice to many blacks as you white people in Africa”(X, 362). Malcolm is seeing all the racial integration within Africa and is overwhelmed by it. Malcolm gets inspired with the context of a worldwide movement and is creating a new version of Islam with philosophy from different versions of Islam. Malcolm X wanted part-unity and socialism that now accepted white people into his organization wanting it to grow. He was giving out full support for other black organizations trying to achieve results. Also he was beginning to work with other black leaders like Martin Luther King whom he criticized. Malcolm started to criticize The Nation of Islam with saying that Elijah was fake and that the Nation was blinding blacks which was hurting the human rights movement. The movement Malcolm made had little support because of the mind-set of the black community at the time. The African Community mindset is that they have been controlled and weakened by racism so Malcolm needs to be strong to fight for human rights. So Malcolm preaches the problems with blacks in America to change their

Malcom X states that he didn’t call on people to be violent but to stand up for what’s right no matter what steps have to be taken. He would never call people to be violent without a cause. He talks about how whites can use their power to be violent and bully other countries but when it comes to African Americans protecting themselves against lynchers and etc they tell us to not be violent and to stand down.