In "1965" Malcolm X makes several profound statements including:
"But it is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come; it is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come" (387).
1. What do you think Malcolm means by this statement?
2. How can it relate to his life from what you have read? (GENERAL EXAMPLES/NOT QUOTES)
3. What did you learn from the life of Malcolm X that you can incorporate into your own life (this lesson or another?)
4. From here on out, when someone talks about Malcolm X, what will you say? What do you remember about him and his life from your reading of this book? Did your thinking about him change if you knew/thought you knew something already?
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Today we will:
*Read "1965" (pages 385-389)
*Answer your 4 questions on the board---TURN IN BEFORE YOU LEAVE TODAY!!!
*Watch the movie
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