When Malcolm makes his trip to Mecca, he has a realization about the harmony that the Islamic world lives in. He sees people of many different races together, who all believe in the same thing, and this changes his perspective on the racial issues in the U.S. I experience this in my life as well. Living near one of the largest melting pots of races in the world, I get to learn about, and come to understand many of the different races and religions that go on around me. Malcolm also says that he has realized that it is not the entire white race as a whole, but instead the white attitude that is only held by some of the whites. This allows him to let go of his hatred for all white people, and to learn to celebrate the differences in people. I agree with what Malcolm has learned. It is my personal agenda to not judge people because of how they look, and instead, wait until I get to know them to do so. Each and every person is different, so a person shouldn't be judged because of how they look, or what religion they are from.
In this wikipedia article, you can see in the "Cultural Diversity" section, how many different groups of people are all living in the same place. They have learned to accept each other, so they can now live harmoniously. I hope that one day the entire world can become like this, so that we will not have a need for war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_New_York_City
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Josh, I definitely agree with you on the issue about judging a person by the way they look or by their religion. I actually wrote a blog about how people shouldn't be judged without getting to know them better. I really didn't like how Malcolm used to blame the white race as a whole for the oppression of African Americans, but I am glad that he finally came to realize that there are white people out there who are not racists.
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