Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are two very significant figures in history.Both of these men stood up and fought for their rights and were very prominent figures in the civil rights movement.The true difference between Martin Luther KIng and Malcolm X is not their actual goals‚ it is their morals and beliefs when it comes to achieving justice. Martin Luther King was a young civil rights activist that believed in civil disobedience. This included “nonviolent protest‚ speaking out
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being targeted and treated inhumanely‚ especially in America. In those cases‚ leaders arose and fought for the rights of these targeted groups. One such leader is Malcolm X‚ who through his speeches and actions
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Both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for the African American population to have a voice and allow for African Americans to live their lives‚ without the constant burden of a racist society. Although‚ many would argue that this racist society still exists to this day‚ legally Malcolm X and Martin Luther King achieved their ultimate goal. One one hand‚ the way in which this purpose was going to be made was very different. King believed in the concept of integration‚ preaching the need to remain
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MLK vs. X Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X were both central figures as leaders in the civil rights movement of the nineteen sixties. Although both leaders were striving towards the same goal of achieving equality‚ they both took different approaches to accomplishing their goals. This is evident through Martin Luther King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail‚ and Malcolm X’s speech The Ballot Or The Bullet. Martin Luther King Jr felt the best way to reach racial equality was to keep faith in America
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Compare the philosophies of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X. how their goals for the African American community similar and/or different? How their strategies for reaching those goals similar and/or different? During the past century there were two influential people Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X who grappled with the problem of inequality between black and white people. They both wanted to bring hope to blacks in the US through their powerful‚ hard-hitting
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and Republicans have the same goal; to improve America and make it the greatest country on earth. The difference is they have polar opposite philosophies on how to get this accomplished. I feel the same is true for Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Malcolm X. They both advocate equal rights; however‚ their basic philosophy is very different. I understand that if I were African American I might see this completely different‚ but I am not. Therefore‚ all I can do is give you my opinion from my perspective
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fighting for equality for groups of people. Without them‚ there would still be a lot of controversy and inequality in the world. In the eyes of many people‚ there are no better examples of these types of heroes than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. They are both civil rights activists‚ however individually they took different approaches to reach their common goal. In addition‚ both share some of the same qualities of a civil rights activist however one of them managed to have a more civil
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King Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most prominent individuals in the Civil Rights movement. These two were not only helpful in the movement‚ but were also icons in the history of their race. Although they stood side by side and shared one goal they had two different ways of fighting for equality. These different approaches of fighting for equality for the African-American came from their different upbringings and different experiences with the inequality that the both faced. Malcolm X’s childhood
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stood up for their rights To get equality for the blacks and they were Martin Luther King and Malcolm x. They both had the same goals which were getting freedom for the black people but had different strategies to achieve their goals. Martin Luther King and Malcolm x had totally different upbringing. Martin Luther was raised in a middle-class family which he was also educated. On the other hand‚ Malcolm x was the opposite he was not born into a rich family nor had an education which could be the
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Luther King Jr. pursued it with nonviolence‚ while Malcolm X‚ believed the only way to achieve freedom was though violence. Both men believed it was imperative that something be done‚ however their ideas of obtaining freedom were polar opposites. Martin Luther King Jr. always made it a point to argue how violence is immoral and through the use of a number of biblical references to reach his audience he made sure everyone could understand. Malcolm X’s opinion was centered mostly on pointing fingers
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