Monday, October 21, 2019
Response to Malcolm X journey to Mecca
Malcolm X's jorney to Mecca has a major impact on him and the book and I think its somewhat of a turning point. He is ultimately going against everything he once preached, he is astounded at how he is being treated by people in Mecca that appear to be "white men" In America, to him they would be considered just "white men", the devil, racist, but here they had treated him like how a king would be treated in America, not a negro. They treated him like a brother, they worshipped the same One God. I think the chapters where he goes to Mecca is somewhat of a turning point because at the time he had no idea the problems happening back in New York, and he wrote a letter to his assistants at his newly formed Muslim mosque in New york and he asked that the letter be released to the press, speaking about how he had been bleessd to visit the holy city of mecca, speaking to, eating with, praying with, people who America would have considered "white people" but their "white attitude" was removed from their minds by the religion of islam. Meanwhile, Malcolm x reflected in the book he had no idea that while in mecca there was news that he was the leader of a negro rifle club in harlem, the noi had a lawsuit against him, attempting to force him and his family to vacate his long island home. I am intrigued to see how the book will end and wrap up, and also alex haleys perspective at the last chapter.
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