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See rest of sentence. This shows that Malcolm X went on to discover what completed him after his break from the Nation. It shows that X learns to control his own destiny

Haley's interpretation of Malcolm X's life reshaped the genre and made a statement within the genre. This novel affected the average black man. This book can be seen being read on college campuses across the united states. Haley's interpetation of Malcolm's confusing regarding his own life speaks to the black people.

Talks about alot of interesting things including the numerous black victories, and the affects of being oppressed and the psychological affects of being treated as a second class citizen

Malcolm X has surprisingly been the praise of African American feminists. His message provides empowerment for women. This is ironic considering Malcolm's view of white women as status symbols during his days with drugs and superficiality.

"By showing the prejudice and racism Malcolm X faced since he was young, the reader understands what he advocates for more"

This source discusses what brought Malcolm to his realizations about racism and how he portrays it to the readers in his autobiography. This source argues that it is effective to tell his story and then discuss his views.

On one hand, it was good that Malcolm was so active in recruiting members to the Nation of Islam. However, the quickly growing movement scared white people. Although fear may help in gaining rights for African Americans, it will also spur additional mutual hatred, not what American needs to be successful.

As part of his rebirth, just like IM, X discovers a new sense of pride in his race. He must embrace his roots and stop immitating the white man. This goes on to help him for the rest of his life.

"... the Renaissance encouraged literary and artistic works that would reshape notions of blackness in American popular consciousness and counter dominant stereotypes of black inferiority."

This article discusses the Harlem Renaissance in terms of the contribution of women and how they were often overlooked. This article provides additional insight into the culture of the period in which Invisible Man takes place and the role of women. This article provides support for an essay discussing the roles and oppression of gender in Invisible Man.

"Many of the contributions of women and sexual minorities to the Harlem Renaissance were overlooked, minimized, or forgotten in the decades after the movement."

Talks about Malcolms affect and his rise to becoming one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century.

"Its use of the written word, art, and culture to heighten the consciousness of the black community also linked the movement to the Harlem Renaissance (or the New Negro Renaissance), which relied heavily on these black expressive endeavors."

"The Black Power movement was preoccupied with increasing black people's level of consciousness. Black people began calling themselves black instead of negro. "

This article provides historical information on the Black Power movement which was heavily influenced by Malcolm X. Black Power movement mimicked Malcolm X's view that the black people should not just assimilate into society and surrender to the whites. Black Power struggled to reverse the inferiority complex of the black people and gave rise to phrases such as "Black is Beautiful". This article supports an essay delving into the issue of the physiological effects of oppression and the fight against oppression.

this article highlights the fact that the only effective disobedience in Invisible Man is violent disobedience, because civil disobedience never works in the novel. Whenever action is taken, serious action, it is taken with force.

"All human beings are under the same obligation to obey the divine law ("Noblest among you is the most righteous" Qurʾan 49:13), and this equality is further expressed in the universality of the messages that God sends to His creatures throughout time and place, starting with Adam and concluding with Muhammad"

"The Qurʾan exhibits a firmly actionalist system of ethics based on individual responsibility in the realization of the optimal social, economic, and political structure of the umma, the universal community of believers."

This article provides information on the Islamic religion. In Malcolm X, the Islamic religion is vital to Malcolm X's journey and ultimate realization. After Malcolm X participates in his pilgrimage, he realizes that he demonizes the white people throughout his life, although there are decent white people among the demons just like any group of individuals. This realizes causes Malcolm X to change his approach to the whole racial problem in America and open him to working with the whites. This article is beneficial to an essay discussing Malcolm X's journey.

"Sexism commonly describes attitudes, statements, acts, strategies, or methods that lead to the discrimination, marginalization, or oppression of individuals or groups based on their sex. "

This article describes the occurrence of sexism in society. The oppression of women based upon their sex consistently occurs throughout the history of America. In Invisible Man, the whites oppress the blacks, and the blacks oppress the women. In America, groups oppress each other in order to maintain their position in top or above others. This article would support an essay dealing with oppression, and the occurrence of oppression to promote certain groups over others.

"Seeking housing in white communities, blacks found themselves unwelcome and sometimes attacked. Competition for jobs and housing increased racial tensions"

"African Americans retaliated, and soon innocents of both races were beaten and killed as the riot intensified. Seven days of mayhem produced thirty-eight dead, fifteen whites and twenty-three blacks; 537 injuries; and 1,000 homeless families."

This article describes the historic event of the Chicago Riots of 1919. The riots were engendered by racial tensions between whites and blacks aggrandized by competition over jobs and housing. The black communities were overcrowded and crime-ridden, and the blacks were unwelcome in white communities. This article provides an example of the consequences of rampant inequality in society between races which resembles the Harlem riot present in Invisible Man.

"Unemployment among African Americans was well above the national average, and one-half of all black Americans lived below the poverty line (as opposed to one-fifth of whites). Not surprisingly, tensions ran high in black communities."

"Property damage exceeded $45 million. So many people had been arrested-more than four thousand-that some had to be detained in buses. More than a thousand people were injured, and forty-three people had been killed. The dead included looters, snipers, a policeman, and a fireman, as well as many innocent people who had been caught in the cross fire."

This article describes the major race riots in the 1960's in response to racial disparity. The riots were engendered by racial tensions between whites and blacks aggrandized by competition over jobs and housing. The black communities were overcrowded and crime-ridden, and the blacks were unwelcome in white communities. Racism results in riots that ends with bloody violence and the death of innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire. This article provides an example of the consequences of rampant inequality in society between races which resembles the riots present in Invisible Man and Malcolm X.

This quote shows the betrayal of Elijah Muhamma and the theme of appearance vs. reality. This moment is the second rebirth just as IM has to rebirths. Here he sees that the Nation does not stand for the right beliefs and knows he has to move on

This quote gives a broad example of what blacks need to do to overcome the racial oppresssion. This key to the education of both men as it leads to their rebirths

"Racism is intertwined with discrimination in two dimensions. On the one hand, discrimination is a specific practice that can arise from racism. On the other hand, racism is a specific form of discrimination directed against a social group that is constructed with regard to physical attributes, for example the color of the skin or the hair type."

"Racism gets its full power by infiltrating people's own specific perceptions. In the minds of both victims and perpetrators, racism is produced and reproduced with prejudices and stereotypes from the other and the own."

This article explains the definition of racism and the forms in which it is found in society. The article discusses the psychological effects of racism and how it consists mainly of mind over body. Invisible Man shows how racism starts to physiologically engender the oppressed into believing in they are inferior. This article would provide insight and support into an essay discussing oppression and its effects.

This shows that Malcolm X grows from his early ignorance to control his own destiny. His maturity is finally acheived as he grows to make his own decisions. X never looks back from this point on.

An exerpt from a book the couple of pages talk about numerous examples of sight imagery and analyze them providing detailed and thoughtful themes. examples include Dr. Blodsoes glance and how it is able to easily strike fear into the hearts of his students.