Literacy- Black Histroy Month

Malcolm X , Poetry , Black History Month



Today in literacy class we learned about Malcolm X. Malcolm X was an
was an African American minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans. Malcolm X real was Malcolm Little. Malcolm X was born May 25,1925 to Earl and Louise Little. Malcolm X was for the rights of African American people. He would give speech's and everyone would be moved.Malcolm X always fought for the rights of African American people. He died February 21,1965.

Malcolm's X parents were killed in the hand of white men. Malcolm X were always be an African American rights actives. I feel that Malcolm X was a very smart, courageous men. His father was killed by a men from the KKK and his mother was committed to a mental hospital. Malcolm X was once sentenced to eight to ten years in prison.

Malcolm X was friends with Martin Luther King Jr. another African American civil rights actives. Malcolm X called himself " Malcolm X" because he felt that you shouldn't be giving a name from a slave master.Malcolm always wanted freedom for all African American people.


Poetry

Before, In the 5Th I learned about African American poetry's and I really learned a lot. Some famous authors are Gwendolyn Brooks, and Langston Hughes. I really love writing poems about life,love,and just the world.