Civil Rights Movement And Dbq El-Shabazz
During the civil rights movement era, two significant African- American leaders were at the fore front of the battle. The great El Hajj Malik El- Shabazz also known as Malcom X, and the well-respected Martin Luther King Jr. Meanwhile, two different individuals, but yet shared the same belief, which was the liberation of African- Americans from white oppression in America. The Civil Rights era brought many changes for Africans living in the United States. Both were religious leaders, Malcom a Muslim, and King a Christian, regardless both were devoted family man. Both men went to great length to provide a better future for their people of African descent, sadly, both shared the same fate and were assassinated mainly because of their desire of
African American freedom in the United States.
Although this may be true, both had the same ideas, their views were completely different. Martin Luther King Jr. expressed his methods for change through a nonviolence display, his beliefs were based Gandhi nonviolence approached. Martin Luther King believed in the promised made by America founding fathers, that “all men were created equal, and had the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. King encouraged and supported displays such as marches, lunch sit-ins, boycotting buses as a way of fighting discrimination during the civil era. He’s main goal was to expose the inhuman treatment African were receiving here in America.
Meanwhile, as much as both Malcom and King shared the same beliefs, which was freedom from white oppression for African Americans. Malcom X approaches were completely different from King’s peaceful protest. One of Malcom main philosophy was that Africans must fight for their freedom by “Any Means Necessary’ even if it involves violence. Malcom believed that African Americans should build their own communities, job opportunities, educating themselves. He did not believe in integration, nonetheless he viewed integration as a way to dismantle the black communities.
African American freedom in the United States.
Although this may be true, both had the same ideas, their views were completely different. Martin Luther King Jr. expressed his methods for change through a nonviolence display, his beliefs were based Gandhi nonviolence approached. Martin Luther King believed in the promised made by America founding fathers, that “all men were created equal, and had the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. King encouraged and supported displays such as marches, lunch sit-ins, boycotting buses as a way of fighting discrimination during the civil era. He’s main goal was to expose the inhuman treatment African were receiving here in America.
Meanwhile, as much as both Malcom and King shared the same beliefs, which was freedom from white oppression for African Americans. Malcom X approaches were completely different from King’s peaceful protest. One of Malcom main philosophy was that Africans must fight for their freedom by “Any Means Necessary’ even if it involves violence. Malcom believed that African Americans should build their own communities, job opportunities, educating themselves. He did not believe in integration, nonetheless he viewed integration as a way to dismantle the black communities.