Rebel Spy 10/15/09

In another one of Malcolm's speeches at a university in Ghana there was another student who kept defending the American white man. At this point many of the students are very influenced by Mr. X and they boo the other student out of the room. When it's all over various students corner him and embarrass him, but it turns out that he was a teacher from America disguised as a student and told by a group to spy on them. This only brought back a memory of a mass at church when a mentally ill woman was yelling that God was evil, and the feeling it brought me was just horrible.

Letting America Know 10/13/09

Malcolm had received a phone call from an American news reporter. He told him that he wasn't anti-american and that he wasn't condemning the white man, but only telling him the truth of his faults and that if the white man were condemned for the truth than it was OK. Malcolm was honored with a party in his name and this was extremely special because only one party had been in the name of another American. The fact that they would even do this for him reminds me of when we have parties for me and my dad, and I know how Malcolm feels when he has this party for him.

New Club 10/12/09

During his time in Africa Malcolm joins a club of many important people for Africa and they discuss new speeches and places for Malcolm to go to explain to Africa about his knowledge of Islam in America. There were many rumors going around that a gang called the "Blood Brothers" back in America were associated with Malcolm, and they even said a group of people with rifles were associated with him. This makes me feel very sorry for Malcolm that he's trying to make things better and that the media just won't let him do it because they're ruining his reputation.

10/07/07=9

In this part of the story Malcolm talks about how all kinds of people can be united no matter what difference they have. He talks about how he believes if there were enough colored and non colored people in Islam they could start converting millions of people a year. While he was in Mecca he would be invited to small gatherings and he would give speeches of how the black man in America is discriminated and always stripped of his rights. On his trip he talked to many leaders of the cities he went to and was treated like a king with servants an chauffeurs. While he is away though, the newspapers in the U.S. said that Malcolm's small speeches had started riots when there wasn't even a small argument between people. In some of his speeches Malcolm would be hugged by many of the African admirers of his. This makes me a little bothered with Malcolm that he would use the opportunity of coloreds and use them to convert millions of other people.

New Malcolm 10/06/09

When Malcolm returns home from Mecca he decides to send a letter immediately to his wife and to Elijah Muhammad's son telling about his trip to Mecca and how he felt about his whole religious experience. He says that he felt he had no problem telling Betty his new belief that all races can live together in harmony if they all follow the same ideas and practices of loving one another as a true brother. He tells her about how he was offered to stay at a suite and as a high class citizen rather than just any regular citizen. This makes me feel that a lot of people can change in different ways for better.

Hajj 10/05/09

Now that Malcolm had finally become an official Muslim he was ready to go to Hajj. He had a good time with his religious experience and he got to preform the ritual safely. He went to go touch the Ka'ba, a huge black stone house that means a great deal to the Muslims. He drank from the well of Zem and walked around the mountains. This reminds me of a retreat I had gone to for my church and how it really does mean a lot to people. I learned to be respectful and less selfish while Malcolm learned that the white man really isn't what Elijah Muhammad had taught him.

Trip to Mecca 10/1/09

With Malcolm' sister's, Ella, money he used the money to go to Mecca to make the Hajj trip. Before he could go though he had to get permission from a man named Dr. Mahmoud Shawarbi because the airport would not let him go without his signature. During his trip to Dr. Shawarbi's house he was told by him to visit his son's house and a man who had written a book on him. When Malcolm got on the airplane he sat next to two people who were also going to his destinations. Before getting to Mecca, though, he and one of his new friends went around and small town and felt welcomed by everybody. This makes me wonder how people in different countries react differently than some in other countries, for example, in a store over there Malcolm describes that the people were nice even when they didn't buy anything, but here in America people react in a very negative way.