Similarities Between Malcolm X And Martin Luther King Jr
Were Martin Luther King Junior’s experiences of, actions against and beliefs about segregation different to those of Malcolm X?
This essay is to compare the experiences, actions and beliefs of both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and whether their early life had influence upon the actions to be taken by them in later life. Segregation is the separation of people into different racial groups. This applies to many public services and daily places such as laundrettes, restaurants, shops, schools, housing, transport and near enough every other thing imaginable. Transport brings us to the topic of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955. This was a bus strike in Montgomery, Alabama. At his time, black people were only permitted to sit in the back half of the bus. They could sit in the front but would have to move if a white person wanted to sit down. On December the 1st, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. She was arrested and fined. This led to the boycott of public buses by other African-Americans on Monday the 5th. Approximately 40,000 bus riders boycotted the system. That afternoon, the Montgomery Improvement …show more content…
His father fought against racial prejudice and had no sense of class superiority within his children. As a result, this left a lasting impression on Martin. Where he was born, Atlanta, Georgia, crime was at a minimum and most of his neighbours were very religious. At school, he was very bright and intelligent, so much so he skipped grade 9 and 11. Martin Luther King Jr. did not really experience segregation hands on. In college, he even had an affair with a white woman. Against his father’s wish, Martin also drank beer and played pool. This shows us that segregation played a minimum part in Martin’s early life as he had a relationship with somebody from who is supposedly from the opposing
This essay is to compare the experiences, actions and beliefs of both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and whether their early life had influence upon the actions to be taken by them in later life. Segregation is the separation of people into different racial groups. This applies to many public services and daily places such as laundrettes, restaurants, shops, schools, housing, transport and near enough every other thing imaginable. Transport brings us to the topic of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955. This was a bus strike in Montgomery, Alabama. At his time, black people were only permitted to sit in the back half of the bus. They could sit in the front but would have to move if a white person wanted to sit down. On December the 1st, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. She was arrested and fined. This led to the boycott of public buses by other African-Americans on Monday the 5th. Approximately 40,000 bus riders boycotted the system. That afternoon, the Montgomery Improvement …show more content…
His father fought against racial prejudice and had no sense of class superiority within his children. As a result, this left a lasting impression on Martin. Where he was born, Atlanta, Georgia, crime was at a minimum and most of his neighbours were very religious. At school, he was very bright and intelligent, so much so he skipped grade 9 and 11. Martin Luther King Jr. did not really experience segregation hands on. In college, he even had an affair with a white woman. Against his father’s wish, Martin also drank beer and played pool. This shows us that segregation played a minimum part in Martin’s early life as he had a relationship with somebody from who is supposedly from the opposing