Reflection

Malcolm X had a very troubling past which I think affected how he acted towards white people. I think that overall he was a positive influence on America. Even though when he first gave speeches he was very anti white and although he said some very offensive things in his speeches like, "The whites just got what they deserved when JFK was assassinated." He ended up changing his way of thinking towards white people after his pilgrimage to Mecca were white people and black people worshipped together.

Even though Malcolm was fighting against black racism he was sometimes in my opinion very racist towards white people as he called them "devils" various times in his speeches. Despite all his racism I think he helped white people treat black people better.

I thought that his decision to leave the Nation of Islam was a very good idea because that's when he started to accept help from the white people.

I was very impressed with his passion towards black justice.

I think it took a lot of courage from Malcolm to change from a criminal to a Muslim to someone who believed in getting along with everyone of every race and every colour. He was an excellent, thoughtful, smart, brave, caring, respected and a wise leader.