Martin Luther Kinf vs Malcolm X
Jazmyne Reining
Comparing and contrasting two great people.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Their many beliefs may have blossomed from the households they came from and how they grew up. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While, Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile with barely any schooling. Martin Luther King Jr. was always against violence, throughout his entire ministry. He always stood his ground, and he stood out because even though he may have been physically attacked, he never reacted with violence. Martin Luther King Jr. followed the Christian faith. Malcolm X was a Muslim, and believed in Muslim principles. His most famous line was “By any Means Necessary”. He believed in fighting back physically. Many people say Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were so different because Malcolm X was so violent and had a lot of hatred but if you really look at their speeches and the words they would say it isn’t really all that true Malcolm X was just more aggressive and straight forward while Martin Luther King was more charismatic and calming. “I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”(Malcolm X) This quote pretty much explains itself it shows tell us how he believes that all humans should be equal that whites and blacks are all human and no different then others and that blacks should be respected just like the white men. “Don’t let anybody frighten you we are not afraid of what we are doing…we the disinherited of this land, we who have been oppressed so long are tired of going through the long night of captivity.”(Martin Luther King) As you can see MLK was a better motivational speaker then Malcolm but he and Malcolm said closely
Comparing and contrasting two great people.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Their many beliefs may have blossomed from the households they came from and how they grew up. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While, Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile with barely any schooling. Martin Luther King Jr. was always against violence, throughout his entire ministry. He always stood his ground, and he stood out because even though he may have been physically attacked, he never reacted with violence. Martin Luther King Jr. followed the Christian faith. Malcolm X was a Muslim, and believed in Muslim principles. His most famous line was “By any Means Necessary”. He believed in fighting back physically. Many people say Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were so different because Malcolm X was so violent and had a lot of hatred but if you really look at their speeches and the words they would say it isn’t really all that true Malcolm X was just more aggressive and straight forward while Martin Luther King was more charismatic and calming. “I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”(Malcolm X) This quote pretty much explains itself it shows tell us how he believes that all humans should be equal that whites and blacks are all human and no different then others and that blacks should be respected just like the white men. “Don’t let anybody frighten you we are not afraid of what we are doing…we the disinherited of this land, we who have been oppressed so long are tired of going through the long night of captivity.”(Martin Luther King) As you can see MLK was a better motivational speaker then Malcolm but he and Malcolm said closely