Martin Luther King Jr
Hannah Sargel
Period 8
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Over the course of history, there have been many internal issues that the United States of
America has encountered. One of the most significant problems that faced our nation was that over segregation. The Civil Rights Movement was an era of time where leaders worked and pursued to ensure peoples personal liberties by law, such as voting rights and equal treatment, for those people who did not receive them. Throughout this era, there were many leaders who had stood out for their dedication to their work in protecting people’s rights. Two of the most well known and most successful of these leaders were Malcolm Little, otherwise known as Malcolm
X, and Martin Luther King Jr.
During the time of the Civil Rights Movement, there were many strong leaders that had made an essential impact. Even though there were many who were successful, Martin Luther
King Jr. and Malcolm X were two who made the biggest name for themselves. Martin Luther
King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. As a kid, he grew up in a segregated town: segregated schools, segregated churches, segregated public places, etc. He had graduated from high school early and attended college at an early age. Even in high school, Martin was an inspirational and eloquent public speaker. With practice and more experience, he became one of the best public speakers the nation had seen. Another one of the most well known public speakers was Malcolm X. Malcolm was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925. After spending time in jail, he had joined the Nation of Islam and eventually became the minister of the group. He
started his campaign based off of his perspective on how he thought society should be, but had a change of heart after visiting Mecca, the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia. Like Martin, he was a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement.
In the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, these two spokesmen had two very
Period 8
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Over the course of history, there have been many internal issues that the United States of
America has encountered. One of the most significant problems that faced our nation was that over segregation. The Civil Rights Movement was an era of time where leaders worked and pursued to ensure peoples personal liberties by law, such as voting rights and equal treatment, for those people who did not receive them. Throughout this era, there were many leaders who had stood out for their dedication to their work in protecting people’s rights. Two of the most well known and most successful of these leaders were Malcolm Little, otherwise known as Malcolm
X, and Martin Luther King Jr.
During the time of the Civil Rights Movement, there were many strong leaders that had made an essential impact. Even though there were many who were successful, Martin Luther
King Jr. and Malcolm X were two who made the biggest name for themselves. Martin Luther
King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929. As a kid, he grew up in a segregated town: segregated schools, segregated churches, segregated public places, etc. He had graduated from high school early and attended college at an early age. Even in high school, Martin was an inspirational and eloquent public speaker. With practice and more experience, he became one of the best public speakers the nation had seen. Another one of the most well known public speakers was Malcolm X. Malcolm was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925. After spending time in jail, he had joined the Nation of Islam and eventually became the minister of the group. He
started his campaign based off of his perspective on how he thought society should be, but had a change of heart after visiting Mecca, the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia. Like Martin, he was a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement.
In the early years of the Civil Rights Movement, these two spokesmen had two very