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Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-6 | Issue-05 | 154-163
Original Research Article
An Exploration of Oppression, Modern Slavery and Racism in The US through Malcom X’s Last-But-Not-Delivered Speech (February 21, 1965)
Dr. Nassourou Imorou, Edouard, L. K. Koba
Published : May 30, 2021
DOI : 10.36348/sjhss.2021.v06i05.003
Abstract
This paper has leaned on the Critical Discourse Analysis of Malcom X’s speech entitled “Organization of Afro-American Unity Program (February 21, 1965). Drawing on Fairclough’s (1989) Social-Discoursal Approach and Fowler and Kress’ (1979) Critical Classification theory, the speech has been described, interpreted and explained. The conceptual classification has been carried through lexicalization, overlexicalisation, position of adjectives and the choice between adjectives and nouns. The critical classification being a pivotal means through which ideological orientations are deduced, the interpretative and explanatory analyses have disclosed the ideologies of oppression, racism, modern slavery, unity and freedom. On balance, Afro-Americans were fraught with slavery treatments, racist power structures and oppressive aggressors and are currently confronted with racial inequalities and discriminations which sometimes culminate in manslaughters mainly by White American policemen. This unfinished battle of Malcom X should be perpetuated to the period when criminal acts and racial injustices are eradicated in the present US under Joe Biden’s administration (2020-2024) and even beyond.
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