Comparing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And Malcolm X's Fight For Equality

Malcolm X had called many to violence and many acted on it. He stated “I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man's problem just to avoid violence.” While Malcolm was never arrested for his cries for violence, his followers were punished when they acted on them. This is due to the followers lack of judgement from right and wrong. There were successful ways that civil rights activists could voice their protest without violence. And accomplish their goal. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prime example of peaceful assembly and used his freedom of speech to inspire many.He also made one of the largest advances in civil rights progress in United States history. If Malcolm’s followers had instead followed Martin Luther King Jr’s.peaceful protests. They would not have been arrested. Therefore public speakers who call for violence should not be arrested and remain protected under the first amendment. This is because it is the people's choice to decide their actions and if they choose to commit

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’" (King 12). Dr. King used his resources to relate to the Declaration of Independence When it says that "all men are created equal." Today, everyone, black, white, yellow, male, or female, enjoy equal rights. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.” (King 4). Unconditional love for all peoples is a great quality that King had, and many people today have modeled after. “When you suddenly find your tongue twisted and your speech stammering as you seek to explain to your six-year-old daughter why she cannot go to the public amusement park that has just been advertised on television, and see tears welling up in her little eyes when she is told that Funtown is closed to colored children” (King 12). Now, all children are permitted in amusement parks. Many black children also couldn’t get an education. Today everyone from kindergarten to twelfth grade is entitled to acquire a free education. “I have a dream that … children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” (King 18). Now, people are judged by their character. Anyone can achieve anything today, no matter who they are. It doesn’t matter the race, it doesn’t

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke a lot from religious texts and wanted to use only non violence to end the racism and injustice. He wanted to try to make America a more unified country where everyone can live a good life and have the rights they deserve. He believed that, ”we have an opportunity to avoid

King’s views on violence were that there was no other option than to simply be nonviolent. In Martin Luther King Jr’s first book, Stride Toward Freedom, King states, “We will match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering”(King, 1958). King knew that anything other than nonviolence was not an option because it would not change the mindset of the white people. On the other hand, Malcolm X’s position on violence was opposite of Martin Luther King’s. During Malcolm X’s speech delivered at the Organization of Afro-American Unity Homecoming Rally, he revealed to the audience that he is “for peace” but to be “prepared for war”(X, 1964A). Martin Luther King’s position on violence made more sense for America in the 1960’s because nonviolence would wear down the white people and tire them out. Then they would realize that no matter what they did the blacks would overcome their struggles. Being violent would not better the situation for the blacks. If they acted with violence it may only make their situation worse, and it would have actually gave the white people a reason to hate African Americans even

Even though Malcolm X was speaking violence into the minds of many fellow African Americans, he persuaded them to use violence against people but only if it seemed necessary. Many people went against what he believed in because of this. They did not agree it was the right way to handle this situation especially since there was already violence present from the racist. This went against Martin Luther King Jr's Non-violent movement but Malcolm X did not agree with that he thought it was sometimes necessary to return what whites threw at them . He believed that “only blacks could free themselves” from such harsh treatment. He encouraged African Americans to do what it took to protect themselves against these crucial acts of racism.

Martin Luther king and Malcolm X are two of the world renowned civil right leader. These two leader both have different belief. Martin Luther king believe in solving problem in a non-lethal way. While Malcolm X believe using aggressive behavior to solve problems .In the 1960 these two people were the one who made a huge impact in the Civil Right Movement for black equality. The Civil right Movement was a mass popular movement to secure for African Americans equal access to and opportunities for the basic privileges and rights of U.S. citizenship.

complicated and long standing problem. It will take a long time even to make tiny progress.” This relates to Martin Luther King’s speech because in his speech he talks about wanting integration through civil disobedience. Doctor King wanted to achieve racial equality and he tried doing this though hi speeches. In his speech “I have a dream…” he was very optimistic and inspirational. MLK was influenced to make this speech because of the things he went through in his past. On thing that he was put though was not being treated equally. Malcolm X said that racial equality could only be achieved by creating an independant nation. He wanted several billion dollars for damages

Unlike other civil rights activists, Malcolm X was an advocate for violent demonstration, he wanted the black community to hammer on their right to freedom.

Martin Luther King Jr. was raised in a family were he learned the importance of peace and religion. He believed African-Americans would have to obtain their rights without the use of violence. In contrast, Malcolm X was brought up in a society where hate and violence towards African-Americans would destroy his family. Malcolm’s approach towards ending segregation was that violence was the only way. They were both powerful man who had different views on how to end segregation and obtain equal rights. With the power of their speeches and demonstrations they were able unite African-Americans to gain the rights they deserved as Americans. They were able to focus their race’s attention to a single goal that they had been fighting for since they first arrived in America, equal rights and the end of segregation.

Washington  High  School  when  he  was  just  15  and  went  right  to  college.  Following  in  his  grandfather’s  and  father’s  footsteps,  he  attended  Atlanta’s  important  Morehouse  College,  graduating  in  1948  with  a  degree  in  sociology.  He  then  moved  north  to  Pennsylvania  to  study  religion  at  the  Crozer  Theological  Seminary.  During  his  stay  at  the  seminary,  he  studied  the  teachings  of  Indian  spiritual  leader

Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were almost the complete opposites of each other. Even their message, tone, and sentence structure were different. Dr. King’s message was about how passion and faith could restore the broken promises of America and its government, tone being inspiring and using imagery, and sentence structure having compound complex sentences. Malcolm X’s message on the other hand was about how such things as passion and faith will do nothing to help their problems, tone being angry and frustrated, and sentence structure being brief and straight-to-the-point. It is very surprising how dissimilar these two men were with how they ended up in

Malcom x’s peaceful method was a little different than Kings. Malcolm X stood for the African-American rights during the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s. He is often accused of advocating violence because of his use of radical language. But Malcolm only

Malcolm X did not hesitate to mention using violence in order to protect black women and children.  He cited several different revolutions such as Russian, Korean, German, Japan and Chinese to show that there is no such thing as a peaceful revolution.  Malcolm X was angered that  as long as the white man was sending people to be violent of foreign soil and it was considered to be just.  When innocent black girls were killed and churches were bombed, how were the black supposed to react?  They were expected to remain calm.  Malcolm X’s message was meant to unite black people, and to inform them that a revolutionary was needed to bring a change in society.  “There is nothing in our book, the Koran, that teaches us to suffer peacefully.  Our religion teaches us to be intelligent.  Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone…”  Malcolm X, 555).  He made a great effort to put religious views aside and to unify the black community.  All three of these activists stand correct in seperate ways.  Both Mohandas K. Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. were both preachers of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance.  Malcolm X on the other hand was a civil rights activist who protested for equality while mentioning violence.  Gandhi chose to peacefully protest British rule in his nation.  Martin Luther King Jr.  followed Gandhi and chose to use civil disobedience to address social injustice.  Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr.’s defiance was to ensure a better future towards not only African Americans but the entire United States overall. This allowed relationships and bonds between races to flourish after his efforts. King stated that, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” which showed he was not only trying to support his race but also aid victims of oppression. His fight benefitted society as a whole. Martin Luther King’s civil disobedience pertained towards the injustice minorities faced but focused more towards the black community. He assessed the situations and constructed a plan where he can cause a change in everyone, not just him. He strategized for direct- action, marches, and sit-ins. “We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed… This "Wait" has almost always meant "Never",” (King). King accepted that the freedom

Mahatma Gandhi once stated that, “Without action you aren’t going anywhere”. This line by Gandhi who was a well-known leader of Indian Independence movement reveals that a person must act in order to bring about change. In other words, in our history we as humans face a lot of obstacles in our way in which some individuals would react to it and others wouldn’t. For example, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X whom like Gandhi acted instead of remaining silent and these two individuals had their own beliefs and ideas of handling various situations. Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist leader and spokesperson during the Civil Rights Movement until his assassination that left a remarkable impact on individuals through his actions. On the other hand, Malcolm X is one of the well-known African Americans in history who advocated for the rights of blacks and encouraged many to speak against the oppression of whites. Both of these individuals where activist who through their actions wanted to make the public aware of what is going on around them, but Martin Luther King and Malcolm X believed in different ways of approaching the same issue making their views and battle dissimilar with one another on how civil rights should be achieved.