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Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Lessons from the life of Malcolm X
Little Family legacy of Ideological Traditions
Ideological tradition Family Legacy
Malcolm Little Small mid-western Family and Racism in school, Positive youth
towns, small Black school murder of father, experiences
community hospitalization of
mother
Detroit Red Large East coast The “street” Drugs, violence, Negative youth
cities, large Black and prison and arrest experiences
populations
Malcolm X National minister, Nation of Contradiction in Born again religious
travels nationally Islam the NOI convert , nationalist
political activist
Omowale Global activist in OAAU and Conflicts with the Revolutionary
Africa, Middle East MMI NOI and global political activist and
and Europe security forces Sunni minister
Methodological approach of Malcolm X:
Principles for Black Students
1. Think for yourself: “Its good to keep wide open ears and listen
to what everybody has to say…you have to
weigh all of what you’ve heard…(but) come
to a decision for yourself and you’ll never
regret it.”
2. Practice self-criticism: “My greatest lack has been, I believe, that I don’t
have the kind of education I wish I had been
able to get…”
3. Master language “I love languages. I wish I were an accomplished
linguist.” (Read the dictionary.)
4. Study history: “Of all our studies, history is best qualified to
reward our research”
5. Learn to debate: “…in the prison, debating, speaking to a crowd,
was as exhilarating to me as the discovery of
knowledge through reading had been.”
Black cultural creativity is key to survival
Black ideological and political radicalism was a
collective process with Malcolm X as its major voice
1963
Battle of
Birmingham
1962
Murder of
Ronald Stokes
The curriculum encoded in
the speeches of Malcolm X
Lesson 1:
Africa
the key to global revolution
Land
Political economy is a
required subject to study
Strategy/tactics
Ballots and Bullets
The political philosophy of black
nationalism means that the black
man should control the politics and
the politicians in his own community;
no more. The black man in the black
community has to be re-educated
into the science of politics so he will
know what politics is supposed to
bring him in return. Don't be
throwing out any ballots. A ballot is
like a bullet. You don't throw your
ballots until you see a target, and if
that target is not within your reach,
keep your ballot in your pocket.
Malcolm X meeting with politicians in NY state capitol.
Lesson 8: