Who achieved more for Black Americans‚ Martin Luther King or Malcom X? Explain your answer. [50marks] Introduction It is very debatable whether Malcolm X or Martin Luther King achieved more for Black Americans‚ as Malcolm X used peace to help out with the division yet Martin Luther King used violence. They both said to help end the division between African Americans and White Americans. They both succeeded in two completely different ways. Malcolm X Malcolm X was seen as a positive move towards
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leaders to make a difference; Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. Dr. King used religious background to influence his campaign in civil disobedience influenced by Gandhi’s methods of nonviolence. Whereas Malcolm X wanted to completely split from the white America altogether with the black panther party. However‚ MLK proved to be more appealing through his use of pathos and logos to convey universal togetherness along with non-violent protesting. Martin Luther king‚ a black minister from Georgia
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Malcolm X vs Martin Luther King JR During the 1960s African Americans we fighting to gain their equal rights in the United States. Two of the main leaders during the civil rights movement were Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. They both had different approaches toward their same goal of equal rights for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr’s philosophy made the most sense in the 1960s because of his thoughts towards improving the economy in African American communities‚ his nonviolent approach
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were the stars‚ so to speak‚ of Civil Rights protesting. They are the most famous‚ and are still heard of frequently throughout History text books and magazine articles. Though they died a while back‚ their legacy still lives on‚ to live in a world free of segregation‚ but they each had different ways of “getting what they want”‚ and some ways of getting what they want led to the bad memories that people rather not speak about. Martin was
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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
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“Few will have the greatness to bend history‚ but each of us can work to change a small portion of the…acts [which] will be written in the history of our generation.” Small steps often lead to great changes‚ and so it was with Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X‚ pioneers in the fight for racial equality. These two great leaders had the same goal‚ to achieve racial equality; however‚ they went about achieving that goal with two very different approaches. Dr. King’s message in his “I Have
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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
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Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X had very different ideas on how to approach the Civil Rights Movement Act. MLK decided to do it in a calm manner and a peaceful protest about it and wanted the race to come together and stop the hatred and violence and see if everyone could be peaceful with one another. Malcom X has a more different view than MLK did he felt that integration would destroy the black and white man. He felt that American Blacks should be more concerned about helping each other.
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X both had very different solutions that they proposed to resolve the problem of racial tensions in the United States at the time. Even though their perspective and ideas were almost complete opposites‚ they had some things in common‚ such as both Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X both backed up their ideas with religion. Despite their differences‚ both King and Malcom X both wanted to secure equal civil rights for African Americans‚ even if they had different ways
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no matter who tells it. I’m for justice‚ no matter who it’s for or against”‚(Malcolm X) was an African American humans rights activist. He spoke against racism and violence‚ this man was a someone who spoke with power. People looked up to him. Back in the day‚ there was so much racism going on and it was great to know that we had someone like Malcolm X speak on the black community’s behalf. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were two very powerful people‚ they always said things that were positive they
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