Malcolm X

Malcolm X was one of the most inspirational African American leaders of the 1950’s and 1960’s. He was appointed as a minister and national spokesperson for the nation of Islam. Malcolm is definitly considered a hero because of the fact that when the world was divided because of good race he stood up and made a difference.He proved that the American democracy was a dictatorship. He felt that our democracy had trashed a complete race and enslave them for 300 years! As a Muslim I acknowledge his accomplishments and look him to him.

Malcolm X proved to the worlds that we are all humans despite our race. He gave another alternative other than killing. He crushed the racial differences in this world. He gambled in peace instead of war and he dominated! He called for achieving equality “by any means necessary.”

Malcolm X is a person worthy of people looking up to. People look at him for strength, wisdom, and understanding. His footsteps are those that people may follow. His legacy will pass on through the generations to come. He is truly a legend, but not any legend, a legend that had a mission, but not any mission, a mission that will be respected for the rest of the human life. Malcolm X simply united the human race.

Malcolm X was killed because of his growing hostility between his followers and his rival Black Muslims.He left The Nation of Islam to become a Sunni. He left it because The Nation’s teaching was contradicting to true Islam, and it did not have Godly wisdom. He got killed because he rejected Elijah Mohammad’s claim to prophet hood. He once said, “ Whites can help us but can’t join us. There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity. We can not think of being acceptable to others, until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.” This is so true because what happened had proved to us that he was one hundred percent correct!

X will be respected through out the generations to come. He is a historian, a great teacher, a man of God, and a militant leader who was devoted to his commitments to fight racism wherever he found it.

Malcolm X once said, " We declare our right on this earth... to be a human being, to be respected as a human being,to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY." Malcolm's accomplishments and achievements have really inspired me to speak up on my thoughts and feelings. X proved to the world that one person can make a difference. Malcolm's words make me feel important and that I too can make a difference.