African American law is an essential topic for many texts from any historical period. Malcolm X and Danzy Senna both choose discrimination against African Americans as the main point of their essays. In The Mulatto and Millenium, Danzy Senna tells her stories of growing up as a black girl with a Wasp mother and a black-Mexican father. On the other hand, From The Ballot or the Bullet is a speech by Malcolm to persuade African Americans to unite, regardless of religion, to fight for their human rights. Although From the Ballot or the Bullet (Malcolm Although Malcolm In The Mulatto Millennium he states that “Black is beautiful”. She also insists that she chooses to be a black American. Through these words she wants to tell the entire audience that she is proud of her identity. Her parents teach her that there is nothing to be ashamed of about her identity. They raised her as a black American. Black or white, mulatto or Caucasian does not define who you are but what you do for society defines it. Furthermore, he puts these words in italics, which means that they are the main point in writing this essay. He hopes that everyone will understand his massage with these words. Similarly, Malcolm X keeps repeating the phrase “I am not…”. in the first paragraphs. He also says that "I am one of 22 million blacks..." He infers that not...... half of the paper ...... of their efforts. Black Americans who witnessed Malcolm X's speech will relate what he said to their own lives. His point is to change black Americans' views that they should be treated equally to white Americans. We are born the same and cannot choose our identity, so why are we treated differently just because of our identity? In both cases, rhetorical devices are used successfully in these texts. They build a strong argument about the right of black Americans that motivates the movement of black Americans to fight for their right to vote and civil rights. Recently, Barrack Obama is the president of the United States. He is an African American but everyone must recognize his talent in leading a country. If there was no black American movement in the United States, who would believe that a black American is the president of the United States??