Malcolm X: Characteristics Of A Great Leader

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Tylor Walker
Mrs. Greer
Junior English Period 3
2/20/17

Malcolm X


What makes a person a great leader? Is it the ability to speak well? Is it the wholehearted belief in the issues at stake? Or could it be that the person is more knowledgeable in the subject matter? Many people feel that Malcolm X had all these characteristics; however, he was different than other Civil rights activists because of his beliefs in fighting for civil rights with all ways including violence. Malcolm X was an influential leader because of his charisma, his beliefs in the pursuit to challenge nonviolent integration, and his leadership in the Islamic nation.
Malcolm X was well known for his great speeches. On December 10th, 1963 Malcolm X gave a speech at a rally in …show more content…

And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country” ( Malcolm X.). Malcolm X never gave up at what he did he pushed and pushed until he reached certain expectations. Even though a lot of people didn't really care for him that did not stop him, and his speaking abilities made him more active because it brought the people he was talking to closer.” Malcolm X was not opposed to non violence protests. “ Malcolm rejected nonviolence as a principle” (Carson 6). “If we react to white racism with a violent reaction, to me, that's not black racism. If you come to put a rope around my neck and I hang you for it, to me that's not racism,”. This is saying that when whites are being aggressive, the only way to fight back is to be just as aggressive or to fight fire with fire. Malcolm X is also a leader in the Islamic nation. Where he really studied about the islamic was when he was serving time in jail. While in jail him studying about Islam made him want to make a change with

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