Essay On Malcolm X And Martin Luther King Jr
The Civil rights movement has been a huge part of history throughout the United States of Americans. Overtime there has been two important individuals who have made a huge impact, to justify the freedom for blacks; Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. These superior gentlemen have done great things that have given black people the opportunities that they now have today. Although, the question is what makes these honorable men similar and different from each other?
Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the second born son of Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His father was a pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and was also involved in the Civil Rights Movement along with the National Association …show more content…
Martin Luther King always thought that the right way to address a situation was through peace, respect, and love. He never thought it was necessary to solve a conflict physically, but verbally. Malcolm X presented a vision where if you wanted something to occur, you have to achieve it by any means. X had a strong desire that violence was the answer to gain peace for blacks mainly because of the horror he saw growing up, such as watching his house getting burned down and hearing that his father was found dead laying across a railroad track after being harmed by white men. Expanding to an adult from to boy for these two were completely different, MLK came from a good family that got him into college where he earned a bachelor’s and doctoral degree for his hard work. After age 13, Malcolm didn’t really have much of a family and kind of had to learn things on his own while living with his half sister. He sold drugs, broke into peoples’ house and did whatever he had to do to survive. Also, Martin Luther King didn’t really dislike white folk, only the things that they had done to blacks. His goal was always to bring the union together to the point where no one was to be judged by the color of their skin but by their character. Malcolm X loathed white people with a passion, he never thought that blacks would have opportunities as long as they were alive
Born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the second born son of Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. His father was a pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and was also involved in the Civil Rights Movement along with the National Association …show more content…
Martin Luther King always thought that the right way to address a situation was through peace, respect, and love. He never thought it was necessary to solve a conflict physically, but verbally. Malcolm X presented a vision where if you wanted something to occur, you have to achieve it by any means. X had a strong desire that violence was the answer to gain peace for blacks mainly because of the horror he saw growing up, such as watching his house getting burned down and hearing that his father was found dead laying across a railroad track after being harmed by white men. Expanding to an adult from to boy for these two were completely different, MLK came from a good family that got him into college where he earned a bachelor’s and doctoral degree for his hard work. After age 13, Malcolm didn’t really have much of a family and kind of had to learn things on his own while living with his half sister. He sold drugs, broke into peoples’ house and did whatever he had to do to survive. Also, Martin Luther King didn’t really dislike white folk, only the things that they had done to blacks. His goal was always to bring the union together to the point where no one was to be judged by the color of their skin but by their character. Malcolm X loathed white people with a passion, he never thought that blacks would have opportunities as long as they were alive