Transcript The Transformation - University of Mount Union

The Transformation
Minister Malcolm
The Son
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Malcolm found two
main themes
attractive: the idea
of the white man as
the devil and the
"affirmation of
black people's
cultural history
going back to the
continent of Africa,
before the
European slave
trade and the
infamous 'peculiar
institution' in north
America."
The Mother Continent
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"the utter rejection
of white values
and the
embracing of
black history and
culture--lay at the
heart of EM's
teachings, and
they became the
center of M's
philosophy.
The Father Figure
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However, m
was not only
converted to
em's ideas but
to the man
himself. "
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He educated
himself slowly
and painfully,
copying words
out of the
dictionary. He
read everything
he could get his
hands on.
Minister Malcolm
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Malcolm was
paroled in 1952
just as MLK was
about to begin
his second year
of his PhD at
BU. He left
mass and went
to Detroit where
his brother
hooked him up
with a job at the
furniture store.
The Emotional Impact
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In a month's
time after he
arrived in Detroit
he met Elijah
Muhammad
when temple no.
1 visited temple
no. 2 in Chicago
where the NOI
was
headquartered.
Fishing
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Malcolm spent a
lot of time
"fishing" or
recruiting for the
NOI. He was
not satisfied
with the
progress he was
making in trying
to recruit his
"poor, ignorant,
brainwashed
black brother."
Certain Realities
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Malcolm’s
experience in the
ghetto lead him to
believe that the
masses of blacks
could not be
intergrationalists nor
nonviolent.
Could Not Trust
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Although Malcolm had
some good
experiences (the
Swerlins, Jewish male
friend, Sophia, even
Mr. Ostrowski (who
meant well)) with
whites his upbringing
in the ghetto taught
him that whites could
not be trusted.
The Difference
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Martin was
darker skinned
than Malcolm
(this "meant that
his immediate
family history
had suffered the
violence of rape,
as had the
family of so
many African
Americans.
The Hood
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The north
promised to be
the promised land
which was far
from the reality.
they expected to
find freedom,
living, working,
socializing. What
they found was
that they were
cramped . .
Other Saviors
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There were other
saviors--"Father
Divine, Daddy
Grace and Elder
Micheaux."
Malcolm X would
become a savior
for many through
a life devoted to
Elijah
Muhammad.
He Understood
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Malcolm
understood the
rage and
frustration of
everyday blacks
and could reach
them as no
others could.
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Malcolm
became a vital
part of the NOI-he was an
effective
missionary for
the nation. He
established
temples in
Boston, and
Philadelphia.
Action
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It was the Hinton
Johnson affair
that garnered for
Malcolm for the
larger black
community.
Johnson was a
Black male who
was severely
beaten by the
police. X
assembled the
FOI in front of the
police station.
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Malcolm believed
in telling the truth
just like the
prophets of the
Bible. He needed
to tell that truth
about the
Northern white
liberals and
referred to them
as "shrewdly
camouflaged
racists."
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Malcolm was
very critical of
civil rights
leaders
although at first,
because of the
position of the
black Muslims,
in the interest of
unity he did not
name anyone of
them by name.
The Debater
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He was a master
debater. He
responded to
white questions in
different ways.
He would bob and
weave as if sizing
up his opponent.
The civil rights
leaders avoided
debating him in
public because of
his skill.
The Assassination
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Sources
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Slide 2 – http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/blpr/malcon.jpg
Slide 3 –
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/4news/newsletter
/2002-03/images/africa.gif
Slide 4 –
http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol1no1/elijahm-1.jpg
Slide 5 –
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/buildings/du
bois2.jpg
http://www.africreations.com/woodson.jpg
http://members.aol.com/klove01/images/joelaugu.gif
http://www.livius.org/he-hg/herodotus/herodotus.jpg
http://www.draeseke.org/pix/schopenhauer.jpg
http://www.felix-en-sofie.nl/images/kant.jpg
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/virtual/portr
ait/spinoza.jpg
Sources
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Slide 6 – http://www.cwo.Com/~lucumi/malcolm-x.jpg
Slide 7 – http://www.role-models.us/Malcolm.jpg
http://www.role-models.us/Gallery2.html
Slide 8 – http://www.greatmodernpictures.com/fwm-malcolmxsm.jpg
http://www.monroe.k12.fl.us/KLS/BlackHistoryMonth/MalcomX/mspeech
.jpg
Slide 9 –
http://image.pathfinder.com/TFK/media/specials/graphics/010201_bhm2
/timeline/large7.jpg
Slide 10 –
http://www.fsu.edu/~CandI/ENGLISH/webq/alasbabylon/malcolmx2.jpg
Sources
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Slide 11 –
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King//about_king/chronology/graphics/b
ig/640326-005.jpg
http://www.sftext.com/transatlantique/malcolm_x.jpg
http://billslater.com/mlk.gif
Slide 12 – http://www.rickieleejones.com/lyrics/images/ghetto.jpg
http://www.ouk.de/issue_9/pictures/ghetto.jpg
Slide 13 –
http://www.freepress.org/Backup/UnixBackup/pubhtml/fleming/graphic
s/68reflec.jpg
http://www.umassd.edu/specialprograms/caboverde/daddygrace.gif
Sources
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Slide 14 –
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/brinkley/3651/photos/sixti
es/Malcolm%20X%20(1).jpg
Slide 15 –
http://www.berrienhistory.org/featurepast/wso/08lg.jpg
Slide 16 –
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/images/metrotv/02/01/malcol
mx_200.jpg
Slide 17 –
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jan/96jangifs/king2.gif
http://www2.gol.com/users/quakers/Rustin.jpg
http://www.multied.com/Bio/people/images/wilkins.gif
Sources
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The Debater –
http://www.bamn.com/liberator/liberator-3.asp
Assassination –
http://www.africanaonline.com/Graphic/malcom_x_a
ssissination.jpg