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The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X. By Alex Haley. Protagonist. Malcolm X. Antagonist. Elijah Muhammad. Favorite Character. Malcolm X. . Least Favorite Character. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad. Exposition. Born in Omaha, Nebraska

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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  1. The Autobiography of Malcolm X

  2. By Alex Haley

  3. Protagonist Malcolm X
  4. Antagonist Elijah Muhammad
  5. Favorite Character Malcolm X.
  6. Least Favorite Character The Honorable Elijah Muhammad
  7. Exposition Born in Omaha, Nebraska Grows up in Lansing Michigan, of where his father is killed. Moves to Boston with half sister. Moves alone to Harlem. Moves back to Boston. Goes to prison.
  8. Converts to Islam in Prison. Becomes Minister Receives Publicity Silenced by NOI Mecca African Diplomats America Assasination
  9. Rising Action Malcolm X silenced by his envious religious organization/political movement The Nation of Islam.
  10. Climax Malcolm makes a pilgrimage to Mecca. He travels around Africa speaking to many ambassadors. He returns and within a few weeks is assassinated (As told by author/eyewitness Alex Haley).
  11. Falling Action His Funeral and investigations.
  12. Resolution Alex Haley’s Epilogue refelecting his affects of American society.
  13. Setting 1925-1965 During his lifetime America had major problems with racism. He travels around the country, but he spends a major part of his time in Harlem, New York. Harlem, New York was a central place for political Afro-American movements.
  14. Major Themes Racism and Malcolm’s changing of perspective Malcolm’s pointing out the similarities of Hustling and Activism The basic rights of being human
  15. Rating 9 out of 10 This book has a lot of great insight, and things to really think about, through commentary of a chronological story of his own personal life and experiences.

  16. Racism

  17. Origin of Man Out-of-Africa and Multi-regional Theory Religious Explanations (OUT-OF-AFRICA THEORY)
  18. Roots of Racism German science and black racism False and biased studies (beware) (Haas)
  19. Annexed Namibia Afro-German Genocide Head of a Nama man who died at Shark Island concentration camp.(Gallatly)
  20. Hate Groups Video
  21. Recent Growth of Hate Groups Presidential Election 2008 (Southern Poverty Law Center) And (Obama Alert)
  22. Song The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carol – Bob Dylan
  23. William Zanzinger killed poor Hattie Carroll With a cane that he twirled around his diamond ring finger At a Baltimore hotel society gath'rin' And the cops were called in and his weapon took from him As they rode him in custody down to the station And booked William Zanzinger for first-degree murder But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face Now ain't the time for your tears.
  24. William Zanzinger who at twenty-four years Owns a tobacco farm of six hundred acres With rich wealthy parents who provide and protect him And high office relations in the politics of Maryland Reacted to his deed with a shrug of his shoulders And swear words and sneering and his tongue it was snarling In a matter of minutes on bail was out walking But you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face Now ain't the time for your tears.
  25. Hattie Carroll was a maid in the kitchen She was fifty-one years old and gave birth to ten children Who carried the dishes and took out the garbage And never sat once at the head of the table And didn't even talk to the people at the table Who just cleaned up all the food from the table And emptied the ashtrays on a whole other level Got killed by a blow, lay slain by a cane That sailed through the air and came down through the room Doomed and determined to destroy all the gentle And she never done nothing to William Zanzinger And you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fears Take the rag away from your face Now ain't the time for your tears.
  26. In the courtroom of honor, the judge pounded his gavel To show that all's equal and that the courts are on the level And that the strings in the books ain't pulled and persuaded And that even the nobles get properly handled Once that the cops have chased after and caught 'em And that ladder of law has no top and no bottom Stared at the person who killed for no reason Who just happened to be feelin' that way witoutwarnin' And he spoke through his cloak, most deep and distinguished And handed out strongly, for penalty and repentance William Zanzinger with a six-month sentence Oh, but you who philosophize disgrace and criticize all fearsv Bury the rag deep in your face For now's the time for your tears.
  27. Works Cited Gellatly, Mike. KKK will hold rally in Clearwater. Aiken Standard (SC) 23 Feb. 2010: Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. Haas, François. German science and black racism--roots of the Nazi Holocaust. FASEB Journal 22.2 (2008): 332-337. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. Haley, Alex. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Ballantine Books, by arrangement with Grove Press, 1973, 1973. “OUT-OF-AFRICA THEORY." (n.d.): Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. EBSCO. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. Obama Alert: The Disgrace of it All.(n.d.): The Knights Party, USA. 1 Mar. 2010 Southern Poverty Law Center. Teaching-tolerance, 2010. Web. 1 Mar. 2010
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