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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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. As I listen to Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous “I have a Dream” speech‚ I feel like he is a unifier. MLK
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twenty-six thousand members together. It was also this day that Earl and Louise Little‚ gave birth to Malcolm Little‚ bringing him into a family that consisted of six other siblings. Malcolm Little‚ later known as Malcolm X‚ then El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz‚ would later become one of most influential African American Muslim minister and human rights activist‚ as told by Manning Marable’s "Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention". Manning elaborates on every part of Malcolm’s life‚ explaining furthermore his
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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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Malcolm X Malcolm X was a very influential man when it came to the civil rights movement ‚and he showed determination throughout his whole life and was very determined to bring about change to the world. Malcolm X father (Earl Little) and Marcus Garvey were part of an organization for the black militant universal negro improvement association. Garvey and his supporters wanted African Americans to return to Africa to escape the oppression against blacks in the US. White vigilantes terrorized the
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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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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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Two of the greatest know civil 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
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What would the world be like 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
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My intern‚ Malcolm Prince‚ wrote: "Kaminski was smart enough‚ but he had to be motivated to work‚ and he had a difficult time with interpersonal relationships." The neurosurgeon‚ Dr. Dick Young‚ wrote: "Peter Kaminski impressed me with outstanding clinical abilities‚ but even more so‚ with a sincere and dedicated approach to his work." Dr. Brown asked me if I could appreciate his dilemma. He had to sign my evaluation and give me a final grade‚ but it was difficult for him to do so because of the
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