The Political and Communication Influence of Malcolm X Speech (A Critical Discourse Analysis of Civil Rights Struggle)
Abstract
The paper reveals the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of the famous speech of Malcolm X. who was a leader of Black people in America from1925 - 1965. The title of speech is the “Ballot or the Bullet” It is studied in socio-political perspective. Fairclough Model of CDA is used to carry the study. The paper scrutinizes the way Malcolm managed to communicate spirit of insurgency and the need of revolution also the way he conveyed ideological meaning proving he as an icon leader against racial discrimination and a strong resistance against White people of America
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