Malala and Dr. King, though different in age and gender, were both enormously brave and persistent. Both Malala and Dr. King were threatened by death, but they stood strong and continued on with their crusades. Malala was threatened by the Taliban for speaking out against a girl’s right to go to school, and Dr. King was threatened for speaking out against racial inequality. Though they both fought for the same general idea of freedom, Malala and Dr. King did approach the idea of equality differently (blogging versus speeches), even though both were inspirational. These individuals are so inspirational, in fact, that both have a day named after them! The conflicts that these influential people faced were horrendous and unacceptable, yet they continued until they received justice. Although Malala and Dr. King have/had many similar tactics and lived similar lives, they also approached their crusade in different ways. …show more content…
King did use different crusades on their fights for equality. Malala, young girl that she is, was never directly involved in the protests and support marches that were held in her honor. Dr. King, on the other hand, was the man of whom started the marches and formed petitions. Dr. King was directly involved in nearly every march that was formed in his honor and name, while marches that were formed in Malala’s name were formed because she was shot and was in the hospital. Malala was in no state to march while Dr. King marched no matter what. He even marched to go to jail! Malala and Dr. King used several different tactics and methods to fight for equality, and by doing so they led different paths and showed different people that inequality is not