Martin Luther King JR vs Malcolm X

Malcolm X vs Martin Luther King JR During the 1960s African Americans we fighting to gain their equal rights in the United States. Two of the main leaders during the civil rights movement were Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. They both had different approaches toward their same goal of equal rights for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr’s philosophy made the most sense in the 1960s because of his thoughts towards improving the economy in African American communities, his nonviolent approach to gain equal rights and his idea of all people, no matter their race, working together. One of Martin Luther King Jrs approaches to improve economics in the African American community was by boycotting businesses to get what they wanted. Martin Luther King did not support violence to get what they wanted, so he would encourage them to have sit ins or to boycott businesses who were not supporting their movement. He states that by refusing to purchase products from companies who do not hire African Americans just because of their race, they have increased the number of job opportunities in their community. He also states that when nonviolent movements interfere with the earning of a business, people will start to change their minds to keep making money. Malcolm X's opinion on the other hand states that the African American community should just open their own businesses and create their own job opportunities so they do not have to rely on others. He thought that if all the money they made was devoted to their own community, it would stay in that community, making it easier for them to keep money for themselves and make sure the African American communities are just as successful. Martin Luther Kings ideas towards economics made more sense during this time, because first of all many of the African American communities did not have enough money to make their own businesses and provide jobs in their own communities. Another one of Martin Luther King Jrs