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Essay / How did Malcolm X embrace true Islam and abandon racism?
Malcolm X is one of the unsung heroes; he was a victim of democracy. He is known as an African-American orator, one of the most effective orators of the 20th century. Many people only know about national heroes and overlook local heroes who truly suffered while serving and helping their country. Such heroes honestly believed in what they were doing and believed in correcting bad situations; even if it will lead them to bad consequences. Also, sometimes sacrifice their lives in order to develop their country and make it a better place to live. Malcolm Malcolm X played a major role in the battle for civil rights that the United States faced in the 1960s. Malcolm Nation of Islam. Malcolm also founded numerous mosques throughout the country. He became open-minded after his trip to Mecca and began accepting white people. Before that, there was racism in his way of thinking and what people don't know is that he changed after his trip to Mecca. My article will show who he was affected by Elijah Mohammad, his journey to Mecca and how it changed his personality, especially on the side of racism, and what he gained by attaining true Islam, which changed his way of thinking in many ways. Malcolm X embraced true Islam. when he made the pilgrimage after leaving the Nation of Islam and discovering the truth about its leader Elijah Mohammad. After leaving the Islamic nation, he began searching for answers to his questions. He found everything he needed during his trip to Mecca. However, before this change... middle of paper ...... past, he took everything from Elijah Mohammad but now he thinks and this is what he sees now, this is the conclusion he came to . Now he thinks that there are no good or bad people according to their color, he thinks that all human beings are divided into good and bad people. Unfortunately, most images of Malcolm today focus on the period of his life as an Islamic nation, although the change in his thinking after that period is a very different and very important message to the American people. . Works Cited Eugene Victor, W. (1993). THE VICTIMS OF DEMOCRACY: MALCOLM X AND THE BLACK REVOLUTION. London, New York: Free Association Books. Peter, G. (2013). THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MALCOLM X. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.MALCOLM X - AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.colostate.edu/orgs/MSA/find_more/m_x.html