One reason the Martin Luther King’s ideas were better for the 1960’ s is that he …show more content…
One of his goal’s and or business ideas was in document 2, where King states “We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal”. This sentence is from the U.S. constitution and this shows that King thinks that men are meant to be equal. Another piece of evidence is also in document 2, “I have a dream that one day out in the red hill of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood”. This shows that King dreamt of a day were we can all be together, which is how it is today. The last piece of evidence is from document 6, King tells how through non-violence; they were able to get jobs for …show more content…
Malcolm X and King were both fighting for the Black’s but with different ideas. King wanted White’s and Black’s to get along so that their future children will live in a world where people are not judged based by their color of their skin or race. King wanted to achieve this goal through non-violence, which did help in the long run. Malcolm X wanted Black’s and White’s to work and be educated separately. X wanted to accomplish this through violence. The reason that I think that King’s philosophy was better for the 1960’s because it was time for a change. Many people were to afraid of change, so they just needed a push; which is what King did. King gave them a push so they can do what’s right. This is my opinion, whose philosophy do you think was better for the 1960’s, Martin Luther King Jr or Malcolm