Compare And Contrast Martin Luther King Jr And Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most prominent individuals in the Civil Rights movement. These two were not only helpful in the movement, but were also icons in the history of their race. Although they stood side by side and shared one goal they had two different ways of fighting for equality. These different approaches of fighting for equality for the African-American came from their different upbringings and different experiences with the inequality that the both faced.

Malcolm X’s childhood was an atmosphere of fear and anger that influenced the source of his bitterness and hate. The burning of his house by the Klu Klux Klan resulted in the murder of his father. It seems that this horrible act haunted him, and from