Similarities Between Malcolm X And Martin Luther King

The civil rights leaders Malcolm X and Martin Luther King JR. in their respective arguments “The Ballot or the bullet” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” argue the injustice that is segregation. Malcolm X was a Muslim minister who advocated for the civil rights of the African American race that at the time was oppressed. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister who advocated for the same cause but with a peaceful approach. X used his influence to bring about much needed change in the American society. MLK brought attention to the civil rights movement by using non-violent tactics to show the racist white people as the ones in the wrong. King argues that a peaceful resolution can be reached with the help of people that are willing to practice civil disobedience. Malcolm X asserts that although peaceful resolution would be preferred people should fight back of the occasion calls for it instead of being stepped all over. In the “Letter from Birmingham Jail” King uses allusions from the bible and historical events and people to argue his idea that segregation is unholy and
However there methods deferred because X was more aggressive and attacking while King was passive and trying to shame the people if the United States to make change. Malcolm X was a man who wanted to put aside differences among his own people and the people of the world to make a change that can be long lasting. MLK on the other hand was trying to fix the American system internally and by bringing the people up against the government. Regardless of their differences both were people who were influential in shaping the world into what we see and know today as they have brought forth civil rights legislature into fruition. The battles they fought allowed for many changes to be made that have given people the opportunities they were denied but