_ Who is speaking?
Malcolm X
_ Why was/is the speech important to society?
It was a fight for human rights in the black community in the 1960s.
_ Why do you feel it is important or interesting?
He was a big voice for the African American population.
_ What is the emotion, mood, tone, personality, feeling of the speech?
Intense. Talking about equality of people. Seems helpless. Inspirational. Instructional. Insightful.
_ What is intonation, emphasis, what is loud, stressed, or soft. Where are there pauses?
"Whites"(strong) "Unity (stern)" "Nonviolence... pause" "It is criminal... (strong) *pause* to teach a man not to defend himself" "Attacks *pause*"
_ What do you FEEL should be loud or soft, long pause or rushed?
"White's can help us but they can't join us" - striking beginning. "Brutal attacks" should be said stronger, with more volume and power. To force the audience to picture the ugly truth.
_ Is there a call to action? When listening to it what are key/emphasized words?
"It is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself" - telling them to defend themselves. Attacks. Unity. Whites. Nonviolence.
_ How does it make you feel?
Disconnected being White, but empathetic considering the context of blacks being attacked.
_ How do imagine that the audience felt?
Convinced. Feeling sorry for the black community and leaving them wanting justice and being proactive about it.
_ Could there be another interpretation of the speech?
Sarcastic. Possibly making fun of Whites, like they don't understand.
_ Write/find a short bio, of the person giving the speech.
Malcolm X: An African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Courageous advocate for the rights of blacks. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.
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