Activity assignment #2

Watch the Malcolm X video shown in class or go to the library and watch it there.

Title
The true Malcolm X speaks [videorecording]
Author
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.  
Publisher:
Library Distributors of America,
Pub date:
c1993.
Pages:
2 videocassettes (60 min. ea.) :
Item info:
1 copy available at San Luis Obispo Campus.
  • Holdings

Holdings
San Luis Obispo CampusCopiesMaterialLocation
E185.97.L5 T78 1993 pt. 11VIDEOChecked Out




  • Watch Part 1 only.

     

    Summarize the remarks made by Malcolm X in the video. 

    Was Malcolm X right?

    Are his comments still relevant today? Why or why not.

     

    Turn in a hardcopy and through Turnitin.com by the second midterm.

     

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