Javier Figueroa
Lynn University
Judaism
There are several public figures in this world who are considered to be famous and some who existed a long time ago whose names are still alive and current. Some of them have different ideologies. One famous person who was known for his ideologies was Malcom X, an individual who was protesting against the racism of white people against the black population, and the unfair inequality that existed as a result of it. Unlike Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X was known to be an aggressive person when it came to protesting against racism. That was because he used a hostile approach by using dangerous and revolutionary actions (Tuck, 2013). Malcom X was recognized for being a …show more content…
The concept of equality seen through Malcom X’s perspective included a main goal of setting equal rights between individuals of both races; due to the fact that white people considered the black race as inferior and they were mistreating them by separating them from certain rights in society. Malcom X’s side of the story started as a result of an incident that occurred when his home was destroyed by white supremacists when he was four years old. This caused him to live in several foster homes (Tuck, 2014, Pg 29) In the case of this ideology of setting equal rights, Malcom X started to write a paper about setting the equal rights when he was in prison to prepare himself for the protest. After he was released from prison he started traveling …show more content…
Through both ideologies, Malcom X delivered a speech in which he tried to accomplish his goal of setting equal rights in the black community. It was to the point that he called the individuals from the white community as the devil race (Krieg, 1979). Both of his ideologies came from his view of racism. He viewed racism as an unfair issue that took away human rights from the black community. He considered that the main cause of racism in the world in general were the individuals from the white community (Hatch, 1979). One of the things that led Malcom X to do these kind of actions was the way he viewed segregation; he viewed it as the separation against the individuals who were seen as worthless to the other individuals. (Hatch, 1979). Trying to accomplish the goals of both of his ideologies, Malcom X’s approach was not the right way to request for equal rights. He was unawarely provoking war and violence. The better way to request for equal rights is by using a much friendlier approach like the one Martin Luther King Jr