Martin Luther King's Method To Equality
After the Civil War slavery was illegal but that did not achieve equality. There were many different approaches to ending segregation Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Jackie Robinson all fought racism in different ways. Martin Luther King Jr. is very famous for his speeches and protests. Document four from the “Civil Rights Activity Part A” is a letter by King from a Birmingham jail and he writes, “Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and establish such creative tension that a community… is forced to confront the issue”. Martin Luther King Jr.’s method to equality is through non violence, he believes retaliation can lead to more trouble and conflict than to negotiate. Furthermore, the famous minister and human rights
activist Malcolm X, wrote in the autobiography except on Document eight from the “Civil RIghts Activity Part A” and said, “If it must take violence to get the black man his human rights in this country, I’m for… violence”. Malcolm clearly states violence is necessary to eliminate segregation. His technique to end racism is the opposite to what Martin Luther King Jr. believes the correct approach should be. Lastly, Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in Major League Baseball and he integrated the sport for many to come. In the website “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” it is stated in the Jackie Robinson article by Richard Wormser, “Despite all of these pressures, Robinson played extremely well”. This statements means that even though he was getting death threats and people were hurting him he didn’t try to fight back he just played baseball because he loved the sport. This approach is similar to Martin Luther King Jr.’s because it is non violent however, he did not protest he just integrated the sport allowing more opportunities and reasons to achieve equality. Overall, there were many different ways to end segregation for civil rights activists and specifically Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Jackie Robinson but, without them the country could still be separated.
activist Malcolm X, wrote in the autobiography except on Document eight from the “Civil RIghts Activity Part A” and said, “If it must take violence to get the black man his human rights in this country, I’m for… violence”. Malcolm clearly states violence is necessary to eliminate segregation. His technique to end racism is the opposite to what Martin Luther King Jr. believes the correct approach should be. Lastly, Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play in Major League Baseball and he integrated the sport for many to come. In the website “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” it is stated in the Jackie Robinson article by Richard Wormser, “Despite all of these pressures, Robinson played extremely well”. This statements means that even though he was getting death threats and people were hurting him he didn’t try to fight back he just played baseball because he loved the sport. This approach is similar to Martin Luther King Jr.’s because it is non violent however, he did not protest he just integrated the sport allowing more opportunities and reasons to achieve equality. Overall, there were many different ways to end segregation for civil rights activists and specifically Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Jackie Robinson but, without them the country could still be separated.