Here is my Essay:
"If you're born in America with a black skin, you're born in prison."-Malcolm X Two men who strongly believed in equal rights, and who drastically changed history were Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Martin Luther King Jr. was resilient because of his determination to change what he thought was truly unfair. "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law." He went to jail multiple times, because he was leading peaceful protest in his refusal to accept unjust laws. He was very calm through this process. Other people, if they were in his position, may have used violence to solve the injustice. However, Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t believe that violence was the answer. His actions on non-violent protests led to his own death, getting sprayed by a fire hose, going to jail several times. People went through so much pain because they believed that Martin Luther King Jr. would lead them to equal rights and they felt the pain and suffering was worth it in the end.
As Martin Luther King Jr. was resilient during that time, Malcolm X was resilient, as well. Malcolm X started off his life strong, however many things brought him down. He was abused by Whites and had to deal with many family problems and the K.K.K (Ku Klux Klan, a group of white that use violence to get rid of African American) . He graduated junior high in the top of his class. But when a teacher that he looked up told him that his dream of being a lawyer was "no realistic goal for a nigger”, he dropped out of school and ended up doing crimes. Burglary sent him to 10 years of jail time. However, after that time, he got interested in Elijah Muhammad’s teachings. He taught that Blacks were the original people on earth and that blacks were tricked out of the power and rank. Since then, he got his sense back, and followed Elijah’s teachings and preached to many people. He soon became the minister/spokesperson of NOI(Nation of Islam), an organization that believes that God will be the world’s government. Malcolm X bounced back up from his hard times during his young life into a man that impacted history.
Both, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were icons of African-American history. Their speeches were very powerful and moved many people, and they both had the dream of being a lawyer. They both acted for equal rights. I learned from both of these inspirational people that you should never just waste something valuable, and be grateful of what you have in front of you now. Also to dream big, because you never know what you could do. Martin Luther King Jr. started off just wanting to be a lawyer, but he never knew that his outcome of his effort (as well as other people) would turn out like this. I think that from learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X and what they’ve done, I think that working hard for something you believe in, and putting effort in it will be worth the while in the end.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were two strong people. They both have a different history but they both had a dream of changing the world towards equal rights. They were hero’s of the Civil Rights movement and are well known, because of they’re determination.
ART PIECE
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My artpiece represents equality, because of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. They both believed that all races should be equal, but they infulenced it in different ways. In the art piece, the two sticks represents an equal sign, each box having pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
My artpiece represents equality, because of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. They both believed that all races should be equal, but they infulenced it in different ways. In the art piece, the two sticks represents an equal sign, each box having pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
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