Malcolm X Thesis Statement

“Malcolm X Autobiography”

Thesis statement: Malcolm X was assassinated and died in February 1965, he is admired throughout the world for his politics ideologies. He was the “enigma of politics” through Malcolm Autobiography the author shows the government autocracy towards the minority. This paper will capture the effects and results of intimidation of activists.

Introduction

“The Autobiography of Malcolm “shows past actions and relating Present opinion. Malcolm explains how the government affects the minority through the conviction of himself and the offense of having a sexual affair with white women than for stealing which ought to be a more serious offense. The reason for the arrest is because the United States Supreme court banned interracial

The Autobiography a religious conversion, narrative showcase’s Malcolm X’s activism of black -nationalism, black pride Pan Africanism. The book shows the collective process till Malcolm X’s assassination by the Black Muslims when addressing his Afro-American Unity organization (X, Haley and Sloan)

Young Malcolm X was known as Malcolm Little, he lived in Omaha the Midwest. During this time the black –American community was subjected through discrimination. Through Malcolm ideologies, he radically caused strikes, which were marred with violence which led to institutionalization of his mother and the murder of his father. Malcolm describes his father’s affiliation with Marcus Garvey’s ideas. He also expresses his feelings towards present-day middle-class blacks. In both the “Mascot” and “Nightmare” the great depression is mentioned since it was responsible for the poverty in Malcolm X’s family. “Homeboy” and

In Prison, Malcolm became acquainted with the tenets of Islam Black Muslims’ Lost-Found Nation which proclaimed the black race superiority and alienated the white race devils. He agreed with the Black Muslim’s founder and went to work for him once he was out of prison. Malcolm's ministry in the Black Muslim’s foundation.

Malcolm agreed with the Black Muslim’s founder and went to work with him once he was released from prison in 1952 and became a devout Muslim. However, though Elijah Mohammed was the master of Black Muslim’s foundation, he was not a saintly character as he was sexually promiscuous, he seduced several of his former secretaries who bore him illegitimate children. Despite this, Malcolm remained a devout Muslim under Elijah Mohammed for ten years. Later, Malcolm went to Mecca and renamed himself el-Hajj Malik