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    Without Martin Luther King, there is no Malcolm X. Without Malcolm X, there is no Martin Luther King. There couldn’t have been one without the other. They were complete opposites; they were two of the most different men. Nevertheless, they were fighting for the same thing. They were fighting for the civil rights of African Americans in a country thought to have been based on “freedom” and “equality”. These two men were brave enough to stand up for what they believed in, for what was right. They were

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    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X helped shape American as a black and white culture as off today. Martin Luther king Jr. and Malcolm X seemingly preach two opposing futures for black politics. But the differences between both were not as significant as their dedication to the black cause functioned to unite them both. Martin called for a nonviolent confrontation as a mean of building an integrated community of blacks and whites in America, and in the other hand Malcom X insistence of black society

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    Comparing Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Martin Luther King and Malcolm X are to diverse individuals with two opposite personalities but both successfully succeeded in achieving freedom and bringing equality to black Americans discriminated against for many years even after the abolishment of slavery. Martin Luther King was born in 1929, in Georgia, Atlanta. Unlike the other black people in the southern states he was different he grew up in well off family who was

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    Martin Luther King and Malcom X Despite the two totally different philosophies Martin Luther King and Malcom X had they both changed the course of history by fighting for civil rights but in different ways. Although Martin Luther King and Malcom X didn't have the same views, they had the same goals. These two African American men stood for what they believed in but Martin Luther King being Christian never condoned, reacted, nor retaliated to violence. Whereas Malcom X believed in Muslim principles

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    Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were both great american motivational speakers. Bother being african american in the 1920s to the 1980s, in that day and age you had to be very powerful to reach out and be heard by the public. They both made a big impact on the world and they did it in 2 very similar ways, but also managed to do some things differently in the process. Malcolm X was born as Malcolm Little in 1925 on May 19 in omaha Nebraska. His mom and dad had 8 other children in the house

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    Malcolm X is considered one of the most influential African American in history. He was a minister of the Nation of Islam and the voice of Black Muslim Faith. Malcolm lived during a period that was very hard but very important for the black people. Black people were not considered citizens by many white people. They were not allowed to go to the same places as the white, they had to sit in the areas for black people and were treated like dogs. Malcolm X was born May 19 1925 in Omaha Nebraska.

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    Malcolm X is one of the most well known human rights activists in the history of the United States. Most well-known for a large part of the civil rights movement and being very vocal about the poor treatment of African Americans during the early to middle 20th century. His ideas were changed the way people thought. But who really is Malcolm X? And how does my life relate to his? How is it different? Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. Born into a large family, the family did not

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    History 21 Lan History 18 Essay Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were arguably some of the most important figures in the civil rights era. Malcolm and King had a lot of similar ideas in a way, but also had very different ones.Which is why I believe they shouldn’t be compared as similar to one another. I would like to go over what each of their beliefs and goals were, as well as future goals, and why those two were so important to the movement. Malcolm Little was born in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska

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    King and everting he put into the movement to make it happen. Malcolm X was another very influential leader that was taking charge to be a part of the movement, but had a very different approach. Malcolm X was a public leader during the time of the civil rights movement. Malcolm was a public voice of the Black Muslim faith, he challenged the mainstream civil rights movement and the non-violent pursuit lead by Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm wanted followers to defend themselves against the white aggression

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    Malcolm X, whose real name is Malcolm Little, was an African American Muslim who advocated for black rights and was aggressively against white power. There are many sides to who he was and many different people have different views on him whether it be positive or negative, but we all can agree that he was influential to American history. But to understand why he had the mentality that he did, you first must understand where he came from and what events in his life ultimately made him who he was

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