In "Learning to Read" by Malcolm X, he asserts, "How is the black man going to get 'civil rights' before first he wins his human rights?" (196). What is the significance of this claim and what evidence does Malcolm X give throughout his piece that black Americans did not yet have human rights?

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Maeve Henderson

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26 March, 11:15

In "Learning to Read" by Malcolm X, he asserts, "How is the black man going to get 'civil rights' before first he wins his human rights?" (196). What is the significance of this claim and what evidence does Malcolm X give throughout his piece that black Americans did not yet have human rights?

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Turner Ross · Answer 1

The difference between human and civil rights

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Malcolm X makes a clear distinction between the two. He says that black Americans still don't have human rights because they are very often not treated as such in the American society. This means that a black person can have civil legal rights, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he is liberated from discrimination and racism in everyday life.