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Compare Malcolm X And The Debt

INTRODUCTION
This research paper seeks to review two books: The Debt: What America owes Black America by Randall Robinson and Malcolm X by Alex Haley.   I will review each book individually recapping the main points and summarizing each one and then compare and contrast the different ideas and implications that were set forth in the book.   I will point out the similarities such as the human suffering and struggle that each book   recount but also point out the differences in these struggle and their objectives.


Review of "The Debt:   What America owes Black America."
"The Debt: What America owes Black America," is a recount of the history of Black Americans suffering throughout history from the inhuman slavery to present day inequality and discrimination that blacks faced even today.   It is also based on Randall Robinson's experience and struggles in the Civil rights Movement to fight racism and discrimination, thorough out his career as a civil rights Leader and the founder and president of TransAfrica (a lobbying organization dedicated to influencing U.S. policy toward Africa and the Caribbean). Unlike most, famous Civil Rights leaders, he went a step further in rationalizing why reparation should be given to Africa American because of their 246+ years of slavery and ongoing discrimination. In this very controversial book Randall Robinson lay down the necessary ground work for future discussion and debate on a subject so controversial that some may think it absurd to make such suggestions and claims. As Randal Robinson pointed out, "It is essentially about restoring, preserving and acting upon that memory - of two and a half centuries of enslavement, followed by another century of segregation, lynching and brutality, followed by another four decades of unwilling change   that sometimes does not take effect even if it is made law.   It is about restoring to a small extent the proud memory of the rich history and culture that has essentially been blotted...