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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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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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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or discrimination especially based on skin color. Malcolm X was a strong leader in the fight for Black rights. He pushed for black power and self-protection‚ sharing his ideas through talks and writing. At first‚ he was with the Nation of Islam‚ but later‚ Malcolm X changed his mind and wanted to bring all races together. He spoke of black pride and the need to fight against unfair treatment‚ inspiring many. Even though his life ended early‚ Malcolm X’s call to fight against wrong and for fairness
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Martin Luther King and Malcolm X aimed toward a similar goal for blacks. Both wanted it to be realized by blacks and whites than blacks were not inferior to whites in any way. King and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (The name Malcolm adopted after his visit to Mecca) respectively employed non-violent and aggressive (which is often times termed as violent) methods to achieve the common goal. King is associated with the Civil Rights‚ non-violent‚ passive leader in the struggle. Malcolm X is linked to the Black
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assassinated in 1968. Reverend Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. addresses demonstrators at the civil rights march on washington in August 1963. Martin Luther King was only 16 yrs old when he became a leader of the Montgomery bus boycott. Martin Luther King & Malcolm X shared the same goals but had different ideas to how to achieve them. It wasn’t just that Martin Luther King became the leader of the civil rights movement that made him so extraordinary—it was the way in which he led the movement. The Civil Rights
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Essay Question: Assess the extent that Malcolm X achieved his goals in "The Civil Rights Movement’ in America. (Consider the legacy Malcolm X left behind) Malcolm X aspired for justice and liberalisation for all African-American people during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. He was a dynamic spokesperson and used religious concepts from the Nation of Islam to appeal to many African-Americans. Malcolm X was an activist for Black Nationalism and separation as solutions to the scourge of white
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Malcolm X’s ideological progression throughout his life consisted of many ups and downs‚ from his time as an adolescent to when he was incarcerated to when he was free‚ leading through the civil rights movement. Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam in the 1950s under the teachings of Elijah Muhammed. Elijah Muhammed believed in and promoted black power and pride. Along with this‚ Elijah Muhammed promoted black self-sufficiency and self-reliance instead of integration. Malcolm as a young boy watched
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through vocational training and economical self-reliance. W.E.B Du Bois‚ on the other hand‚ was an advocate of complete racial equality. More recently‚ a similar dilemma occurred among blacks. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Believed in acquiescence‚ while Malcolm X felt that blacks should attain equal rights ’by any means necessary’‚ or‚ violence. During the Civil Rights movement‚ non-violence was the best way for blacks to attain equal rights because it was important that the white community respect them‚
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