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
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people who advocate for peace. such as thoreau an American writer in early American history. There was Martin luther king jr. a man who doesn’t need an introduction. Same as the second man Gandhi doesn’t need an introduction. Each of these men change a way a nation thinks. Thoreau came first leading the way for Gandhi and King. Thoreau is the one that inspired the other two with his papers about how we should view life and the way we treat people. Without him we would have a different world
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Both Martin Luther King and Trevor figured this out. They never waited for change to come their way‚ they changed things themselves. A lot of people who take drugs fail to recognize how much their actions affect the people around them. No matter how small you think your actions seem‚ you made a huge difference in that other person’s life. Doctor Martin Luther King Junior became well known for being a civil rights activist. He led many protests including the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Martin Luther
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Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday is January 15‚1929 April 4‚1968 where Martin Luther king Jr. was born at January 15‚in Alanta Georgia. Martin Luther King Jr. Family members is sister mother and father where Martin Luther king jr attend school was huts but the white pepole had better schools. Martin Luther King jr. job was a Bapist Minister Martin Luther King jr. life events is 1941 summer the King family Martin Luther King sr Daddy King Alberta Williams .King Wille christen king Aberta Martin Luther
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Malcom X was a prominent African American figure and civil rights activist who fought for racial equality throughout the 1950s and ‘60s. Malcom X was born on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. Being the fourth of eight born to Earl and Louise Little‚ Malcom X was exposed to the ugliness of injustice at a very young age due to his father being an active member in a local chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. As a result of his involvement the family was regularly harassed by white
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King vs X In 1896‚ segregation began when the Supreme Court deemed segregation legal on the terms of “separate but equal”. The truth of the matter was that America was separate‚ but unequal. People were growing weary of the discrimination‚ humiliation‚ and degradation blacks had faced since the day they were stolen from Africa‚ so‚ in the 1950’s‚ the famous Civil Rights Movement began. As one would expect‚ such a monumental revolution had influential leaders; however‚ it is to be noted that some
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hasn’t discovered something that he will die for‚ he isn’t fit to live” (qtd. by “Martin Luther King Quotes”). 205 feet away‚ James Earl Ray lined up his Remington pump rifle and took meticulous aim. Suddenly‚ he fired multiple times‚ but it took only one bullet to pierce the neck and sever the life of one of the most influential people America has ever seen. On April 4th‚ 1968‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was assassinated. King was born on January 15‚ 1929‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia (Jakoubek 10). He graduated
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on Malcolm X learning words while in prison so that he’ll be able to understand books when he read them. Then‚ in paragraph 19‚ there’s a gap between the text signaling a new idea. Malcolm X begins to talk about Muhammad’s teachings and how the white men have plundered and abused black men throughout history. He goes on about this topic for most of the essay. After paragraph 38‚ there is another space between the text signaling a final idea. In these last few paragraphs‚ Malcolm X discusses how
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history we have had extraordinary civil rights leaders such as Frederick Douglass‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and Malcolm X who have sacrificed their lives for equal rights in the United States of America. Between the years 1958 to 1968‚ it was Martin Luther King Jr. who engaged in fighting for the equal rights of African Americans‚ primarily in the South. King was the most influential civil rights leader in America for a long period of time. During his struggle for civil rights‚ he was arrested
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Dream Speech Martian Luther king Jr was a outstanding man in a religious world and for the colored communities. In his speech “I Have A Dream” in August 28th 1963 he discusses the issues that are affecting millions of Americans’ daily. The subject that even though slavery ended a hundred years prior that colored people are still mistreated. He feels that if Americans can see this issue in a different point of view that everything can get better. Martian Luther King Jr uses repetitive words and
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