Name:
DexterMueller
Group:
Red
ByJimMogge
TheAutobiographyofMalcolmX
,astoldtoAlexHaley.
Foreachofthefollowingquestions,provideajournalentry.
Intheresponseanswerallpartsofthequestion.
Eachanswermustbeatleastonecompleteparagraph.
Youmayeitherrecordyouranswersinacompositionbookorcompletethe
assignmentusingawordprocessor.
BeforeYouRead
1.
InabriefwrittenstatementsharewhatyoualreadyknowaboutMalcolmX.
Whatareyourmajorsourcesofinformation?Regardlessofhowmuchyou
know,whatdoyouthinkherepresentedtotheAmericanpeople?
a. HewastheoppositeofMLK,insteadofadvocatingequalityhewanteda
separation,[Link]
[Link].
Iwasbornbytheriver.(ch.19)
2.
PleasedescribethebackgroundandexperiencesoftheReverendEarlLittle.
WhowasheandhowdoyouthinkhislifeanddeathinfluencedMalcolm?
a. HewasthefatherofMalcolmX,asupporterofMarcusGarveyandthe
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punishingandharshworld
3.
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thinking?TowhatextentwasthisinteractionatragiceventinMalcolms
life?
a. [Link]
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byshowingOstrowskisdifferentresponsestodifferentstudentswhen
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blackswerentexpectedtoperformwellinlife.
4.
HowisMalcolmsdescriptionofhishairandconkarepresentationofthe
physicalandculturalexperienceofAfricanAmericans.?Howmightphysical
appearanceshapepersonalandsocietalconsciousness?
a. ItshowshowMalcolmbelievedAfricanAmericansweretryingtobe
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appearance,andhavingawhiterappearancewouldleadtopeople
assumingonehadahighersocialstatus.
5.
DidMalcolmsparticipationinthejazzscenehaveapositiveornegative
impactonhislife?
a. [Link]
ofhisworld,andgavehimabackgroundwhichallowedhimtomakehis
[Link],hewhollyregretshaving
beeninvolvedinthejazzscene,andfeelsimmenseguiltoverthe
perversionofLaura.
6.
WhichofthemanycolorfulcharactersinMalcolmslifehadthegreatest
impactonMalcolm?
CadillacDrake
AlabamaPeach
Jumpsteady
CreoleBill
SammythePimp
WestIndianArchie
7.
WhateventsledtoMalcolmsincarcerationandwasprisoninevitable?
a. Hisdesperationandeventualburglaryringleadtohisincarceration.I
believeprisonwasinevitableforMalcolm,ashehadtoresorttomore
riskyhustlestosurvive.
Iwentdowntown
.(Ch.1019)
8.
WasMalcolmsprisonexperiencemostlyeducational,spiritualor
rehabilitative?Wasitanequalcombinationofallthree?
a. [Link],andheusedthe
educationtorehabilitatehimself,butheusedhistimeinprisontogive
himselfsomethingresemblinganeducation.
9.
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meanbythisandisthisstillthecasetoday?
a. Noonefocusedonwhatblackhistoryconsistedof,shovingittotheside
[Link]
AfricanhistoryhastoAfricanAmericansandalmosthidingitfromthem.
Itstillhappenstoday,[Link]
historyasthereisblackhistoryinAmerica.
Heloveshimselfsomuchthatheisstartledifhediscoversthathis
victimsdontsharehisvaingloriousselfopinion.
[Link]?Isthisan
accuratestatementtoday?
a. [Link],
allpeople,includingwhites,areveryconsciousaboutoffendingothers
basedonrace.
11. [Link]
talkingaboutinthatsectionofthebook?
a. TheAfricanAmericansthatparticipateintheracistsysteminordertolive
aslightlybetterlifeandreceivemorehandoutsfromthoseinpowerwhile
pretendingthemselvestobeadvancedintermsofcivilrights
[Link]?
a. Jealousyamonghispeers,therevelationthatElijahMuhammaddidnt
followNoIsvalues,andtheostracizingfortryingtojustifyElijah
Muhammadsactions.
[Link]?
a. Itshowedhimthatwhitescouldbealright,butthattheculturalclimatein
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whenpeopleofallracescanliveinatrulyintegratedandequalsociety,its
notallthatbad.
14.Readthequoteonpage377aboutthecrimesofexploitingandenslaving
[Link]?
a. Yes,imperialismstillhaslastingeffectsamongcountriesthathave
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recreatetheirownnationalidentitythathadbeendestroyedand
overwhelmedbythewhiteimperialists
[Link],whathasbeenhisgreatestlack?Howmighthisideas
andactionsbeendifferent?
a. Hisgreatestlackwasalackofformalhighereducation,accordingto
[Link],hewouldhavehadthe
opportunitytousehisstatusasaneducatedmantogaingreater
influenceinmorerespectablecirclestoexertagreatersocialforceofhis
ideology
Achangeisgonnacome
(epilogue)
16.
ShouldMalcolmhavetakenmoreprecautionsintheend?Whydidhechoose
toliverelativelyunprotected?
a. Malcolmshouldhavetakenmoreprecautions,becauseIwanttoseewhat
wouldhewouldhavedoneandhowhewouldseetheworldcloserto
[Link],however,madehimamartyrto
many,[Link]
chosetoliveunprotectedsoastoprovetohimselfthatheissafeamong
hisownkind,andasamessagethathebelievesthatunityisthewaytogo.
Itsnotverynicetopreachunityandgoodwillamongfellows,andthen
turnaroundandshowthatyoudonttrustthosefellows.
Nowthatyouhavereadthebook,[Link]
MalcolmXandwhatdidherepresent?
a. MalcolmXwasaspeakerwhopreachedAfricanAmericanunityand
[Link],andwasalways
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upfrustrationwiththeunfairandcruelwaysAmericatreatednonwhites.
17.
ThedirectorSpikeLeesaidthisabout
TheAutobiographyofMalcomX
.
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forthebetter.
18.
WhydoyouthinkthisbookwassoimportanttoSpikeLee?Didthebook
haveanyimpactonthewayyouviewtheworld?Explain.
a. [Link]
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powerful,butwhatchangedmemostwasthewayMalcolmXthoughtand
[Link],hebecameopenandwilling
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toemulatethewayMalcolmXwaseventuallywillingtolearn,becauseI
feelthisopennesstolearningiswhatmadeMalcolmXsuchapowerful
inividual.
