Why is it Important to Recover American History?

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Racism has gradually tried to exempt some people from the face of the world by: denying them equal opportunities with other races, reducing their self-esteem and even real executions. Malcolm X tried to influence black man through his speeches not to allow the white man to define the history, goals and their methods of life. As long as the black man lets the white man to define him, he relinquishes power to the white man. The current study tries to evaluate the need for recovering the American history for the sake of making the environment suitable for all human races irrespective of skin color or culture. No longer is the American black man a “Negro,” lacking a shared history or culture. By retaking the realms of names and definitions, this study seeks to explain importance of recovering the lost power of the black man.
The white man has literally colonized the most the black man’s ways of living, including his religious beliefs. Traditionally, the black American, most of who were immigrants and slaves from other countries had their ways of worship. They held sacred rituals as a demonstration of faith and strong beliefs. However, “the rise of Christianity represents an attempt on the part of the white man to define and control even the black man’s spiritual beliefs. This is because, Christianity gives the black man a savior which looks like his oppressors and teaches him a “pie in the sky” faith which keep him subservient to the white man” (Cohen Samuel, 2011, p.255-256). Subsequently, we can see the religious teachings of the Nation of Islam as a whole as an attempt by African-American to define their spiritual life on their terms.
Life would me more meaningful is human beings are not defined based on their race but rather humanity. In one of his workshops, Malcolm X articulated that, “I have never before seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together, irrespective of their color” (392). There could be more hope for all people if the current and the future generations of the whites shall judge people based on their deeds but not words or their race. The worlds would be ideal without an essential nature of the white man or the black man.
There is every believe that, “African Americans can freely exercise their right to vote, and in communities where blacks were once barred from the polls, blacks are elected to public ...