The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X a black leader
Many people think that Malcolm X promoted violence and this was not the case. More than anything, he was a proponent of self-defense. Negatively he has been portrayed as violent and racist. Since he did not preach non-violence, he was often seen as Martin Luther King's opposition; he was seen as a pro-violent person instead of a teacher of self-defense. To this day, he is portrayed as a hate-monger and has not enjoyed the popularity of many of his civil-rights contemporaries
One of the objectives of the Civil Rights Movement was to shed light on and address unfair discriminatory practices. Malcolm X (if nothing else) shed light on many deplorable conditions faced by people of African descent. When Malcolm X was featured in a year long television special with Mike Helen Mae Wallace in 1959 he most certainly shed light on unfair discriminatory practices. While it is not possible to accurately measure his impact, it is fair to say that he impacted the Civil Rights movement by helping to expose discriminatory practices which ultimately led to significant changes in what the legal system declared unlawful.
For example, a number of laws were put into place that had a significant impact on the lives and civil rights something of Black power people. For instance, from 1959-1965, sixteen states passed fair housing laws that prohibited racial, religious, and national origin discrimination in various sectors of the private housing market. In 1954 the US Supreme Court in Brown woods Washington v. Board of Education declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, nullifying the earlier judicial doctrine of "separate but equal." In 1965 President Johnson signed the US Voting Rights Act of 1965. This act prohibited literacy tests and poll taxes which had been used to prevent blacks from voting.
In closing not only did Malcolm X impact the Civil Rights Movement by helping to implement laws, he also made America look at how existing laws were routinely ignored. For instance, in numerous speeches, Malcolm X reminded the nation that there were laws that prohibited lynching, raping and killing, yet as he pointed out such laws were routinely un-enforced such as was the 1955 murder of Emmett Till (14 years of age), along with his cousin Curtis Jones (17 years of age) and countless others.
One of the objectives of the Civil Rights Movement was to shed light on and address unfair discriminatory practices. Malcolm X (if nothing else) shed light on many deplorable conditions faced by people of African descent. When Malcolm X was featured in a year long television special with Mike Helen Mae Wallace in 1959 he most certainly shed light on unfair discriminatory practices. While it is not possible to accurately measure his impact, it is fair to say that he impacted the Civil Rights movement by helping to expose discriminatory practices which ultimately led to significant changes in what the legal system declared unlawful.
For example, a number of laws were put into place that had a significant impact on the lives and civil rights something of Black power people. For instance, from 1959-1965, sixteen states passed fair housing laws that prohibited racial, religious, and national origin discrimination in various sectors of the private housing market. In 1954 the US Supreme Court in Brown woods Washington v. Board of Education declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, nullifying the earlier judicial doctrine of "separate but equal." In 1965 President Johnson signed the US Voting Rights Act of 1965. This act prohibited literacy tests and poll taxes which had been used to prevent blacks from voting.
In closing not only did Malcolm X impact the Civil Rights Movement by helping to implement laws, he also made America look at how existing laws were routinely ignored. For instance, in numerous speeches, Malcolm X reminded the nation that there were laws that prohibited lynching, raping and killing, yet as he pointed out such laws were routinely un-enforced such as was the 1955 murder of Emmett Till (14 years of age), along with his cousin Curtis Jones (17 years of age) and countless others.
There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
Malcolm X
You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
Malcolm X (Quoted in By Any Means Necessary, 1970)
I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
Malcolm X
You can't legislate good will - that comes through education.
Malcolm X
You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
Malcolm X (Speech in Harlem, 1964)
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 X (Quoted in By Any Means Necessary, 1970)
Once you change your philosophy, you change your thought pattern. Once you change your thought pattern, you change your — your attitude. Once you change your attitude, it changes your behavior pattern and then you go on into some action.
Malcolm X (The Ballot or the Bullet, 1964)
Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
Malcolm X (Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements, 1965)
Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again. Most of us adults are so afraid, so cautious, so 'safe,' and therefore so shrinking and rigid and afraid that it is why so many humans fail. Most middle-aged adults have resigned themselves to failure.
Malcolm X (The Autobiography of Malcolm X)
Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.
Malcolm X (Quoted in By Any Means Necessary, 1970)
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X (Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements, 1965)
I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.
Malcolm X (The Autobiography of Malcolm X)
People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.
Malcolm X (The Autobiography of Malcolm X)
Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.
Malcolm X
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker.
Malcolm X (Quoted in The Death and Life of Malcolm X, 1979)
I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
Malcolm X (Quoted in Malcolm X: A Historical Reader, 2008)
The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you'll get action.
Malcolm X (Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements, 1965)
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can't play the part of a wise man.
Malcolm X
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
Malcolm X (Speech in New York City, 1965)
Stumbling is not falling.
Malcolm X
Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
Malcolm X (Two Speeches, 1969)
In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
Malcolm X (The Autobiography of Malcolm X)
The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
Malcolm X (The Autobiography of Malcolm X)
I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
Malcolm X (Quoted in X: A Biography of Malcolm X, 2011)