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

sex and marriage depicting the complicated tradition of American’s sexual affair politics. The Islamic tactic detoxifying and converting from drug addiction. At the time, convicts experiences in prison condition them to take a favorable opinion of white society, embrace the nation and perform at the austerity, discipline rules as per the nation's demand. Some people in the country engage large amounts of money in gaming, and this comprises of 60% of the financial transactions in the neighborhood. Former drug addicts also helped the government to reform other drug addicts.
Activist Alex Haley published the book “Autobiography of Malcolm” in 1965.

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

“Laura”
Malcolm later moved to Boston to reside with half-sister Ella. During his stay in Boston, he joined the city nightlife, gambling, doing drugs, dating an older white woman. He also became a house burglar and got arrested. Through Malcolm, readers get into this life without any risk to themselves due to the traditional space that brings out a sad touch to Malcolm X’s description; 200-suits, war and big bands. For white readers, enhancing entrance by a difference in a race.

“Hustler” and “Trapped” (Malcolm engages in Betting)
From 1800 to the late 1970s, the African-American neighborhood in the entire United State used their hard-earned of money to betting and gambling. In the 1960s, the statistics comprised of 60% of gambling financial transactions. The African-American community engaged in several forms of betting in the middle century and helped keep the black money black. Gamblers made their bets and cash them at an incorruptible police station. However, the federal government-run lotteries were establishing, in between the 1970s and late 1980’s the player's numbers started to reduce because these lotteries sucked out a large amount of cash used on betting by the players.
“Caught” and “Satan”
During his life, Malcolm was attracted to white women and philosophically describes his relationship with them. He acknowledges that his attraction was a symptom of the African American’s acquisition of white values and their inferiority feelings that are a natural consequence. In his novel, the most striking anecdotes describe the time when “combing” his hair using a combination of potatoes, lye, and eggs to straighten it only to find that the water had been shut off. To him, the incident symbolized the humiliating position of the African American who acknowledged the belief that the features of the white people were more desirable while African features such especially their kinky hair were shameful and ugly. In his book, says Malcolm was convicted more for having a sexual relationship with white women than for the robbery offense. The author of Autography of Malcolm takes us back and show how the federal government discriminate individuals of the minority group either through intimidation, racism and denying the African-American the freedom of association. The right captures all the denial of the right of association through taking the reader back, in America Civil war. Where the white male traders, basically owns and had absolute control over black women, they could use them for all sexual needs without facing the law of the country. But it is ironical for the American Government to impose criminal offences after the civil war was over, a sexual relation between the African- American men and white women. The federal government had no problem for “their whites” marrying or engaging in a sexual relationship with “black” women, to the government that is not criminal offense. The United States Supreme Court also banned interracial sex and marriage. However, since Malcolm had a white female sexual partner in the year 1940s, their union was termed as a crime in the white law. This crime has a lot of weight to the whites and as a result, made Malcolm go to a sentence of ten years for a burglary crime which was worth a sentence of two years.
“Saved” and “Savior”
Saved and Savior referred to the duration that Malcolm was in prison and the period immediately after.

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

el-Shabazz.

The book ends with Malcolm making a change with his life and religion, while the in prison. He converted to Islam, Malcolm believed that Islamic religion is the only true religion, His conversion is because majority of his oppressors were Christians. The government sidelined the minority group because of their color and social class. He fought for the liberalization of the black community and he was assassinated with a dream of democracy and seeking for electoral justice .Malcom X, frequently visit Mecca and Africa; during his visits, Malcolm encountered Muslims of fair-complexion which made him reevaluate the connections drawn by Elijah Mohammad between evil disposition and its relation to the white skin (X, Haley and Sloan).When he came back, Malcolm broke with the black Muslims set to form his organization called the Afro-American unity (X, Haley and Sloan).
Assassination
After Malcolm broke with the Black Muslim sect, he was threatened and harassed by its members working under Elijah Muhammad’s orders. Violence and tension characterized Malcolm's final days. On February 21st, 1995, three audience members gunned Malcolm down when he was giving a political talk at the Audubon Ballroom. Three people were later convicted as suspects. However, during his last days, kept suggesting that someone influential in the Islamic Nation was threatening his life and he feared that he might get killed. Haley, an author of Malcolm’s Autobiography, create political satire through Malcolm’s funeral attendance, where thousands of black and native Americans, Christians and the Black Muslim (X, Haley and Sloan).
Death of Malcom X marked a great start of American politics, it gives voice to the likes of Martin Jnr. Luther King. He showed how the federal government assassinates anyone who tries to take power and distribute to the common citizen. The Malcom’s funeral attended by thousands of political satire, he was black who was denied the right of freedom, association and electoral justices. He tries to achieve African American unity regardless of their social class, he focused on the electoral justices that will include minority groups to the government.

Conclusion
Malcolm’s X self -determination and demand for African-American unity. Through Malcom’s autobiography considerably brought the political discussion over race in the United States. The Autobiography of Malcolm describes the racism that troubles the United States which to date is still accurate. The book describes the activities around Malcom X life from chapter one. Chapter one describes the pregnancy of Malcom’s mother as an introduction of where Malcom came from. The author could have provided Malcom’s history beginning from his grandparents up to the mother and father. Little is known about Malcom’s father, which the book is supposed to provide more information. Despite that, the chapter offers proper and coherent information on the family tree. The family was not well off but Malcom was able to go through school and come out as one of the best activists of his time. The life of Malcom x as a college student prepares him for a future leader. The racial issues at that time are a problem for African people, which is the reason Malcom rises to advocate for better rights for Africans and fight against racism. The book has the correct information on Malcom X but lacks the negative impacts of Malcom’s activities.

Work Cited
X, Malcolm, Alex Haley, and Sam Sloan. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Print.