Compare And Contrast Martin Luther King Jr And Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X were very huge leading figures during the Civil Rights movement. Though they had many differences, they had some similarities. Both men’s fathers were preachers and both men were religious preachers themselves. Dr. King and Malcolm X were around the same age and they were both assassinated. Coincidentally, both men had the same number of children and eventually they had the same ideologies for the Civil Rights Movement. However, Dr. King and Malcolm X were different in ways such as Malcolm X wanted black supremacy and Dr. King wanted equality, Malcolm X saw violence as an option to achieve his goals if peace did not work and Dr. King believed in complete nonviolence, and Malcolm X

The Civil Rights movement began in the middle of the 50s throughout the 60s. Activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks used their messages to change segregation in the US to gain the equality African Americans worked hard for. Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous spokesperson in the movement that became a voice for future generations of African Americans. His most famous speech was I Have A Dream, which addressed racism and called for economic and civil rights. Rosa Parks was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement who used her determination to push forward for change. In December, 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white man because she was sitting in the back of the bus, which was a blacks only section. The man had no place to sit as the bus was full in the whites only section so he resorted to going to the back where the African Americans had to sit. Since Rosa refused to give up her sit she was arrested and fined. These activists used the issues conveyed in the famous literary works to promote change and act on it. These actions eventually brought on the change African Americans in the US were searching for and thus was born the Civil Rights of 1964. This act stated that it was illegal to separate people based on race, color or national origin in the

Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, many leaders emerged that captured the attention of the American public. During this period, the leaders' used different tactics in order to achieve change. Of two of the better-known leaders, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., the latter had a more positive influence in the progress of the movement.

Compare the philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. how their goals for the

In 1929, their home in Lansing, Michigan was burnt down. Two years later in 1931, Malcolm’s father was murdered. The Little family knew the KKK was involved in the incident but the police ruled it as suicide. These unfortunate events caused his mother Louise to have a nervous breakdown, which got her sent to a mental institution in 1939. The eight Little children were then split up and sent to various foster homes. Despite this, Malcolm was a bright and focused student, graduating at the top of his class. His dreams were smashed when his favorite teacher expressed that being a lawyer was ‘no realistic goal for a nigger” (cite). This statement was detrimental to Malcolm’s spirit because he lost interest in school and eventually dropped out of high school. He later decided to live with his sister Ella in Boston and worked various jobs. By 1942, Malcolm moved to Harlem, New York and by then he had turned to a life of crime, pimping, gambling and selling drugs. Eventually he was convicted of burglary in 1946 and sent to prison.

Despite his dismal upbringing, Malcolm was able to graduate from his junior high school at the top of his class. He was aspiring to become a lawyer, but after one of his teachers told him that trying to be one was, "no realistic goal for a nigger", he decided that school was not for him and moved to Boston for awhile and made a living working a number of jobs, none of which were permanent. Eventually he would find himself working as a waiter at a restaurant called Small's Paradise in Harlem, New York. It was at this time that Malcolm Little began using and then selling drugs and even committing burglary. In 1946 he would be arrested for burglary and sentenced to ten years in prison. It was during his stay at the Charlestown, Mass. Prison that he would make maybe the most significant change of his life. Malcolm would begin studying the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, the leader of a small cult-like Islamic group that called themselves the Nation of Islam, he also began to study the Koran (the Islamic holy book). It was during these long years in prison that Malcolm was able to educate himself fully and came to the conclusion that he wanted to join Elijah and the Nation of Islam and fight for equality between blacks and whites.

During the 1960’s the Civil Rights Movement was at its peak, being headed by, arguably, two of the most recognizable faces in American history, Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. and Malcolm X. Rallying the Nation to action, rhetoric is effectively implemented in a “Letter from Birmingham Jail" and “The Ballot or the Bullet”. Martin Luther king Jr. and Malcolm X both use rhetoric to successfully call the reader to action, in ending segregation, that should have been taken yesterday.

The 1960’s signified a time of progress in the struggle for African American rights. Two prominent leaders in this movement were Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little, was a Muslim minister who believed the injustice that existed against African Americans could be solved through separatism and self-defense. On the other hand, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist preacher, felt that the road to justice would be paved through nonviolent protest and integration. Both figures challenged the oppression inflicted on the African American community, however each individual championed different portrayals of their appeal to ethos, pathos, and logo to convey their belief that America needed an immediate change in the unjust social, economic, and political systems that existed at the time.

Dr. King was a man of great honor and valor. His friend Malcom X was an agressive man who like Dr. King wanted equal rights of all people. In this paper I will talk about how both men were similar in their fight for equal rights and also how they were different.

Religious systems and various interpretations of religious systems are considered to be historically contingent according Scholars. Historically contingent means that there is change and evolution within society and that cultural, political, and social circumstances can determine the interpretation and application of lessons found within religious traditions. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were two very influential men within their communities. MLK Jr. and Malcolm X were both African American civil rights activists. Martin Luther King Jr.’s actions were defined by his belief in civil rights in his Protestant Christianity while Malcolm X’s life was motivated by two Islamic contexts which were the Nation of Islam and the traditional

The Civil Rights Movement which started in the 1950s had been the target of numerous incidents in the struggle for justice, racial equality, by increasing opportunities for racial minorities in society. On December 1, 1955, the modern civil rights movement began when Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested for refusing to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama. A new minister in town, Martin Luther King, Jr., organized a bus boycott by the community, which eventually led to the desegregation of the bus line and launched protests across the South. Martin Luther King Jr., was a peaceful activist, he had led many such protests, trying to prove to the white society that African Americans are safe and valuable part of society.

Although Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were considered great leaders by many people. But I still support king's ways more，because he was a peaceful leader. In my opinion, I feel that Martin was more prominent advocate for the Civil Rights Movement. I feel this way because he was using a non-violence approach to deal with things, and he hope all races to come together can be treated equally. I think that violence can not solve all problems. Violence, will not only let more people get hurt but make the world become more hatred. There was always a peaceful way to let the human’s life getting better.

During the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans, both men and women, fought for basic human rights and opportunities that should have never been taken from them in the first place. These were rights that every being was born with, so it was a very frustrating and exhausting situation to be demanding to be viewed as an equal in a society that thought otherwise. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most prominent figures during the Civil Rights Era who died for equality and Freedom. While Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X fought towards the same goal in mind, they had drastically different approaches to get to a solution.

Under the same religion and same God, it’s safe to assume you can always expect a certain amount of support from people you share your faith with. Specifically, with Christians, love is supposed to be a priority along with faith and hope. Jesus said to love your enemy. Martin Luther King did not consider himself an enemy of other ministers of the United States, however, the other ministers never showed any love towards him. They did not show any support for him which contradicts how their religion is supposed to be. While King fought for our rights, other ministers were contradicting things they believed to remain superior to African Americans.

If I could travel back in time and meet somebody it would be Martin Luther King Jr. I have picked up his speeches and watched the movies about his life. Now that I am older I have a fuller apprehension of what Dr. King was fighting for and what he believed in. The movie called Selma give me a great deal of insight on Dr. King’s beliefs on how he think people should be treated and how people should care for each other. He preached about justice for all and no violence towards one another. I have to acknowledge I was skeptical about going to see another Dr. King movie. The film started with Dr. King practicing his words in the mirror for the Nobel Peace Prize. “I accept this honor for our lost ones whose deaths pave our path, and for the 20 million