Malcolm X And Maya Angelou And A Homemade Education

Blacks in the United States have had to persistently fight against torture, racism, and segregation and still do. For years, in the United States people of color were not given the same rights as white men. In â€Å"Letter from Birmingham Jail† by Martin Luther King Jr., â€Å"Graduation† by Maya Angelou and â€Å"A Homemade Education† by Malcolm X, the authors discuss their experiences and fight against inequality. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Maya Angelou were just a few of the hundreds of thousands of blacks who restlessly fought for civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Maya Angelou showed that in the face of adversity to persevere you must always remain strong and steadfast if you wish to succeed. Even with Malcolm X and Maya†¦show more content†¦But Henry Reed, a close friend of Maya Angelou and valedictorian, showed them all that no matter what obstacles they face they have and will always overcome them. Reed sang â€Å"We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered.† describing how much struggle their fathers have encountered to get to where they are today and even though there is much more to fight for they must continue forward. Maya Angelou and the rest of the men and women gained their confidence again, saying â€Å"We were on top again, as always, again. We survived.†(Maya Angelou 86). Donleavy may have put Maya Angelou’s confidence in a bright future down for a moment, but in the end she stood strong and believed in her strength to overcome any obstacle. Malcolm X like Maya Angelou struggled in his reach for higher education. He received only up to an 8th grade education and because of the lack of direction for a young black man strayed away and ended up in prison. Malcolm X however, turned his prison experience into a lesson by spending his time homeschooling himself, he â€Å"became increasing ly frustrated at not being able to express what I wanted to convey in the letters I wrote...But now, trying to write simple English, I not only wasn’t articulate, I wasn’t even functional.† (Malcolm X). He learned that he must persist if he was to achieve his goals, he wanted to be able to command attention likeShow MoreRelatedAn Essential Factor For African American1636 Words   |  7 PagesMartin Luther King Jr., Maya Angelou, and Malcolm X, equality for blacks was made possible. It is invariably true that persistence is demonstrated in the works: â€Å"Letter from Birmingham Jail† by Martin Luther King Jr., â€Å"Graduation† by Maya Angelou and â€Å"A Homemade Education† by Malcolm X despite the oppositions these writers faced while trying to accomplish goals of racial equality to educational attainment. Persistency is relentlessly revealed by Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X as they face obstaclesRead MoreA Homemade Education By Mal colm X And Letter From Birmingham Jail By Martin Luther King Jr.1796 Words   |  8 Pagesperseverance and persistence is exemplified through the works of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Maya Angelou who are defying social norms by revolting against racial injustice and educational inequality. Based on the texts, â€Å"Graduation† by Maya Angelou, â€Å"A Homemade Education† by Malcolm X and â€Å"Letter from Birmingham Jail† by Martin Luther King Jr., it is clear that the writers/ narrators show a great deal of persistence. Malcolm X learns how to read using a dictionary, Martin Luther King manages