Monday, September 2, 2019
The Struggles Of A Leader :: essays research papers
In 1965 Malcolm X, one of the greatest black leaders in America, published his autobiography with the help of Alex Haley, a former writer for the Washington Post. In this autobiography Malcolm tells of the many struggles he had to endure in his lifetime. Things such as hate crimes, drugs, and prison. The autobiography begins with an incident his mother (Louise Little) told him about that occurred while she was still pregnant with him. What happened was that a group of hooded Klanââ¬â¢s-men galloped to his parents house in search of his father (Reverend Earl Little). They circled around the house with their loaded rifles shouting threats and saying that ââ¬Å"the good Christian white peopleâ⬠were not going to stand for his fatherââ¬â¢s ââ¬Å"spreading troubleâ⬠among the ââ¬Å"goodâ⬠Negroes of Omaha with the ââ¬Å"back to Africaâ⬠preachings of Marcus Garvey. They then circle ride around the house and smash in the windows with the butts of their guns. Malcolm was born shortly after on May 15, 1925. Then the book goes through his whole life from the time he was a mere boy to when he was an irresponsible teenager to the time when he was a civil rights leader as an adult. So in other words the book follows his life in chronological order. I find that t his made the book more enjoyable to read and easier to understand. This is because books in which they jump around in a personââ¬â¢s life it gets very confusing and then you donââ¬â¢t know what happened. So I feel this book was very well organized in that it helps you understand whatââ¬â¢s going on by telling the events in order. I feel that the purpose of Malcolm Xââ¬â¢s autobiography is to give people a vivid description of the life and times of the most controversial leader of the Civil Rights Movement in America, it also gives a ringside view of the events that occurred in and outside America.
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