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    Jr. and Malcolm X have the key to its freedom. Similar to society‚ Martin Luther King Jr. is locked in jail and uses his situation to write “Letter from Birmingham Jail”‚ a letter pushing for the end of racism. The other civil rights leader‚ Malcolm X‚ is building support to fight discrimination with “Racism: The Cancer that is Destroying America”. It takes a lot to convince people to think a certain way‚ let alone to act out on behalf of those thoughts. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are both

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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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    Contrary to what some would have you believe‚ Democrats 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

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    Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. are two very widely known African Americans who made historic impacts while standing for what they believed in and holding prominent events. The most common known difference between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. is that one used violence when “making his voice heard” and the other didn’t‚ but both protested for the same purpose and with the same intentions. What some may not know‚ is why both acted in such opposing ways. Though both leaders suffered and

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    feel the Holy Spirit. All of these things combined allow Dr King the ability to move the audience in a way no one has ever been able to manage it. By the mid-1960s both Malcolm and Martin believed that societal conditions in the black ghettos‚ punctuated by poverty and behavioral complaints‚ had reached a tipping point and that blacks were less hopeful that they would experience the American dream. To me it is very ironic

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    the woman who had two navels is an interesting story thats why our professor gave this as a project. i need the full summary of this story in order for me to apply it in our reporting subject. im hoping that i can have it. i think this website is a big help for me‚ my friend told me to search on this site thats why im here. i really need this story so please help me. im a 3rd year student of Bulacan State University Bustos Campus in Bulacan. well‚ i can say that this research is a challenge for me

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were and still are respected and appreciated leaders of the African American community in the United States. Both African American greats came from different backgrounds‚ one from a Christian family and the other one from Muslim family. However‚ they faced the same struggle that African Americans were going through since the day they were born. Even though King and X had the same vision of fighting against the struggle‚ they had different tactics of attacking

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    rights speakers in the United States was Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm x. Both of these men had two very different views on what they thought would be the best way for blacks to get equality. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in his main philosophy which was non violent resistance. Martin used the teachings from Ghandi to teach African Americans how to use non violent resistance as a way to earn equality. He also believed that blacks should try to find common ground between them and the white community

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    if we didn’t have Malcolm X? The social and economic ravages of Jim Crow era racism were all-encompassing and deep-rooted. Yet like a phoenix rising from the ashes of lynch mobs‚ debt peonage‚ residential and labor discrimination‚ and rape‚ the black freedom movement raised a collective call of "No More”! Who’s philosophy is better MLK or Malcolm X? Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.‚ January 15‚ 1929 – April 4‚ 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the

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    Inquiry Question: Who had a more civil approach? What are the differences between them based on their approaches? Whose approaches led to less controversy? Courage‚ leadership‚ open-mindedness and hard-working. These qualities describe what it means to be a civil rights activist. A civil rights activist is a hero that dedicates themselves to 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

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