While malcolm X’s idea did have it’s merits about fighting fire with fire, King’s idea would work better because as Buddha said “...only love can dispel the…” . Martin Luther King's nonviolent tactics were criticized by Malcolm and other black leaders for being ineffective. Although not everyone in the civil rights circle agreed with the non violent tactics as the sole technique, King achieved a lot of results from his peaceful protests and acts against segregation. Unlike most leaders before him…
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Martin Luther King and Malcolm X: Hopeful and Hopeless Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were, without a doubt, two of the most influential people of the twentieth century. As racial tension in the United States came to a peak in the 1960’s, both men emerged as powerful, religiously motivated activists fighting for African American rights. While there are many differences between King and Malcolm X, both men looked to their religious beliefs to inform their political views and used the past traditions…
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05/24/24 MLK and Malcolm X Essay In the fight for civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X stood on opposite sides. King preached peace, while Malcolm X advocated for self-defense. But the question is, who’s approach truly made a good impact? While both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were important figures in the civil rights movement, King's ideology of nonviolent resistance and integration ultimately proved more effective in achieving lasting societal change than Malcolm X's advocacy…
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it was far less efficient than peaceful ones enacted due to disorganization, radical ideology, and the additional violence that ensued. A journal pertaining to the achievements of James Farmer utilizes his own words to corroborate on the how the nonviolent protests were more powerful, “If I kicked the bucket tomorrow, I would like it to be known that I founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942, organized the freedom rides in 1961, and attempted to bring Gandhian techniques of nonviolence to…
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“No Malcolm X’s is better!”, shouted Malcolm X fans. MLK and Malcolm X are both Civil Rights activists, who had a very important impact on the US when blacks were struggling for social justice. A philosophy is how someone feels or thinks about a certain topic or situation. King was born January 15, 1929. His emotions towards integration forever changed the United States. He believed in nonviolent protesting, equal treatment for everyone, and for blacks and white to join as one nation. Malcolm X was…
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Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. Whose philosophy was better for America in the 1960s? Malcolm X was a muslim who favored separation, whereas MLK was a christian who believed in integration. The man with the better philosophy for America in the 1960s is Malcolm X. This is because he has three major points. My first point on how Malcolm X was better for America during the 1960s is that he was a realist. Malcolm X knew that MLK’s dream of total racial equality while being nonviolent would not work unless…
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Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were two important role models who represented the voices of African Americans who could not find justice from racial prejudice and discrimination against themselves in the United States. Although Malcolm X’s approach on social justice presented strong points during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach on achieving social justice was more effective. Nonviolent direct actions, which include silent protests, are…
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advocacy of non-peaceful protest. Malcolm X, the archetype for the so-called non-peaceful protest, advocated for violent…
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The Militant and The Nonviolent The names Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. are inextricably connected with the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. However each name brings different responses in the popular conscious, with an obvious example of only one being immortalized in Washington, D.C.. It is unthinkable to consider either one of these men to have anything but the best intentions in mind for their people, nonetheless both had different approaches to the movement. I think, in a…
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, both important spearheads to the civil rights movement of the mid 20th century, were both very different people with very different ideas on how to achieve the common goal of racial equality. Growing up in different areas with different families and religious beliefs may have played a role in their differing views, but their ideas would converge later in life. As previously mentioned, MLK and Malcolm X grew up very differently and this affected their views and…
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