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Stumbling
is not
FALLING

Malcolm X

WITHOUT

EDUCATION

YOU’RE NOT GOING

ANYWHERE

IN THIS

WORLD

Malcolm X

A MAN WHO
STANDS FOR
NOTHING WILL
FALL FOR
ANYTHING

Malcolm X

If you’re not
ready to die for
it, put the word
‘freedom’ out of
your vocabulary

Malcolm X

Rebekah  Hopkins
Everyday  Prophets
MALCOLM  X  JOURNAL  ASSIGNMENT
Oct  3th  2017

                                                     

“Power  in  defense  of  freedom  is  greater  than  power  in  behalf  of  tyranny  and  
oppression,”  “Because  power,  real  power,  comes  from  our  conviction  which  produces  
action,  uncompromising  action."  -­Malcolm  X

Malcolm  X  life  was  heard  he  dealt  with  so  much  opposition  when  growing  up.  His  father  
dead  by  more  than  likely  the  KKK  to  only  later  lost  his  mother  after  being  out  in  a  mental  
facility  to  being  split  up  from  his  brother  in  sister.  Going  through  the  Foster  system  at  
that  time  he  did  I  feel  really  forced  him  to  see  the  world  for  what  it  was.in  some  ways  
America  made  Malcolm  X  who  he  became.    Having  the  experience  in  school  and  being  
told  what  he  should  be  growing  up,  because  of  his  color  I  believe  really  imprinted  on  his  
life.  When  you  think  about  all  the  hurt,  pain,  and  sad  he  indoor  growing  up  as  a  child  
you  somewhat  understand  why  he  started  out  so  rough  the  way  he  did.

He  was  clearly  very  bright  and  a  self-­motivated  person  in  his  own  way,  that  believed  in  
strong  objectives  when  it  came  to  the  racial  divide  in  his  time.  When  you  look  at  Martin  
Luther  King  who  grew  up  during  the  same  time  who  early  life  was  for  the  most  part  
peaceful  with  a  father  in  mother  both  alive  and  active  in  his  life  you  see  a  big  difference  
in  comparison  to  Malcolm  X.  Martin  Luther  King  also  was  faced  with  different  struggles,  
but  didn't  have  the  voice  for  violence  to  the  black  communities  like  Malcolm  X  did.

They  both  being  great  influential  men  in  their  time,  both  ministering  about  the  struggles  
in  segregation  in  the  black  communities.  Both  preaching  the  same  message  about  
equality  they  each  had  their  own  ways  about  it  one  through  peace  and  the  other  not.  
Martin  Luther  King  was  looking  for  the  light  preaching  for  peace  and  Unity  with  blacks  
and  whites  and  on  the  other  hand,  Malcolm  X  preaching  for  Power  in  blacks  so  they  
wouldn't  be  oppressed  by  whites  with  whatever  means  necessary.  Malcolm  X  
Philosophy  on  how  blacks  and  whites  should  be  together  where  very  aggressive.  
Malcolm  X  was  asked  what  he  thought  about  how  blacks  were  being  treated  at  that  time  
and  he  said  "it  would  be  dangerous  for  them  (meaning  the  police  that  has  hit  a  black  
man  in  the  mouth  for  no  reason)  to  get  the  impression  that  we  endorse  the  philosophy  
of  turning  the  other  cheek  like  Martin  Luther  King  had  suggested.  He  preaches  Blacks  
power  in  that  blacks  should  only  control  themselves  and  not  be  governed  but  anyone  
but  themselves.

Because  of  his  rejection  to  the  acts  of  nonviolent  civil  rights  process  he  was  often  
thought  of  as  impulsive  and  promoting  violence.  Even  in  disagreeing  with  his  beliefs  
there  is  some  sort  of  respect  that  comes  with  the  authority  he  brought  to  this  idea  of  
black  peoples  not  being  afraid  of  being  black.  Out  of  all  the  things  he  truly  accomplished  
in  life  his  voice  for  power  in  being  black  was  one  of  the  strongest.    
After  his  shift  from  Muslim  due  to  his  forsaken  betrayal  by  the  leader  he  was  following  
his  trip  to  Mecca  helped  him  unite  with  different  kinds  of  people.  Looking  back  over  his  
very  short  39  years  of  life  on  his  lasting  Legacy  after  his  untimely  sudden-­death  you  
can't  help,  but  think  about  how  towards  the  end  he  was  able  to  not  only  about  to  preach  
about  civil  rights  but  on  human  rights  as  well.

Work  cited
1. Malcolm  X  Biography.com,  Biography.com  Editors,  The  Biography.com  website
https://www.biography.com/people/malcolm-­x-­9396195  ,  October  3,  2017,  A&E  
Television  Networks  August  8,  2017,    n/a

Quotes  I  have  chosen  thinking  of  some  layout  only  using  wood  type….
“Stumbling  is  not  falling.”  —  Malcolm  X
“A  man  who  stands  for  nothing  will  fall  for  anything.”  —  Malcolm  X
“Without  education,  you’re  not  going  anywhere  in  this  world.”  —  Malcolm  X
“If  you’re  not  ready  to  die  for  it,  put  the  word  ‘freedom’  out  of  your  vocabulary.”  —  Malcolm  X


 

Rebekah Hopkins
HU340dFA2017/ DS307hFA2017/ WR340dFA2017 Everyday Prophets
KING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

The Martin Luther King, Jr. documentary of his life depicted a lot of the moments that made
him who he was. One of them that stands out to me, has to do with his simple contention
with the people he was with most of the time, he wasn’t just there he was active. I think it
was important that he actually practiced what he preached if the people were marching he
was there with them. If something was going on in a different city like the 3 boys that went
missing, he was there helping the people getting the word out that the boys were missing
and encouraging the people to not give up. I think he was truly fearless for the people in
that, he was doing things that no black person at the time wanted to do or say, yet he was
doing and saying it. One of his friends in his documentary had noted that he was “a man of
the people that helped push the power of the people” and I think that really stuck with me.
Because he was the voice of the people in that, he wasn’t just speaking for himself he was
speaking for all of them. A lot of his speeches were for the people to push the voice of the
people into what they were trying to do without being violent. One of the things I find still
most compelling about the movie is the “live” I have a dream speech I think that speech in
itself really takes on the voice of the people. The parts in the speech that I feel embody the
voice of the people that maybe they couldn’t see but he did.
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not
be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor
having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right

there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white
boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall
be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made
straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together..."
I feel a lot of the black Americans they wanted to say this, but couldn’t. The dream of
having the south be a place for both to come together and live in peace was something I
believe most of the black community wanted. It’s almost like the speech is a letter to the
world saying that we as Americans are better together. Looking back on what happened in
the past makes me think about it “what ifs”. Today I am married to a man that isn’t of my
black race he’s white. A lot of times I think about if people from the past didn’t help to
break down the racial barriers that were in place then where would we be today? The “I
have a dream” speech is important because it didn’t just state that people should come
together, but that life as a black person, in my opinion, will be made much better when they
do come together. “, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will
be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight…” I don’t think it is hard to find
relevance for this speech in today’s worlds because even now we still are having problems
with racial barriers, not as bad as before some would argue differently, but they're still
there. As an artist, I feel I have an obligation to voice not just my opinion, but the voice of
what also other people won’t say, but I will.

One of my works that I think goes along with this well
is my woodcut titled: No color, I wanted to look at the
interracial dating in a new light with some minimalism
being that main aesthetic. I saw dating someone from
a different race as easy, because of how I was
brought up until I went back home (Florida) with him.
Things were different a lot of eyes on me from both
side black and white. I forgot we lived in a world
where this was uncommon. I would love to say that
after 5 years of being together it doesn’t get me, but it does. The topic of interracial dating
wasn’t as bad in Chicago where we were living, but when we moved to Milwaukee things
changed. I feel that what Martin Luther King, Jr address some problems he probably knew
would carry on, but his hope for the world-changing was his messages through it all.
“Martin
 Luther
 King,
 Jr.
 I
 Have
 a
 Dream.”
 Martin
 Luther
 King
 I
 Have
 a
 Dream
 Speech
 -­‐
 American
 Rhetoric,
 American
 
Rhetoric,
 8ADAD,
 www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm.


 

ASTMANADNS WHO
FOR
NOTHING

WILL FALL FOR

ANYTHING

MALCOLM X