Malcolm impassioned youths toward avenues of escape and cultural pride. Malcolm was a positive role model for young blacks as a man who had also dealt with the pressures of ghetto life and became an educated black leader (Lester 12). Malcolm X stressed his rise from the ghettos and challenged every black youth to embrace their blackness and pursue intellectual, civil rights endeavors (Sales 207). The untimely death of Malcolm X deprived the Black Liberation movement an irreplaceable, energetic leader. The value of individuals who inspire cannot be measured. When considering the significance of his assassinations, imagine the position of civil rights if Malcolm still lived, remained active, matured, and continued unite African American with his unrelenting passion. He would be 80 years old. The United States would be a different place. The silencing of powerful leaders like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King has hindered the campaign of civil rights. Although Malcolm's murder may never be resolved, examination of his assassination remains significant as a link to turbulent American time era. We are a long way from racial equality. Malcolm may have died, but his spirit lives on if his fight persists. As professor Lewis Machaux famous poem attests to his legacy,Man, if you think Bro. Malcolm is dead,You are out of your cotton-picking head,Just get off your slumbering bed,And watch his fighting spirit spread,Every shut ain't sleep,Every good bye ain't gone. (Goldman 375)...
