Malcolm X
vs
Martin Luther King Jr.
Emil Ekanayake
Tony Campos
Saahil Shah
Brandon Rudney
Michael Seabury
Background
In the 1960’s segregation was at its
highest.
African Americans tried to find a way to
obtain equal rights and end the unfair
treatment
They looked towards civil rights leaders
who had different ideas on how to end
segregation.
Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a popular civil rights leader.
His idea was to separate.
He saw that Blacks and whites could not coexist,
so he asked why should we be together?
He was ok with using violence to obtain this.
African Americans were under attack, so they had
to stand up and face the problem in his mind.
Martin Luther King
Jr.
MLK Jr. had the same goal of ending
segregation, but with much different tactics.
He believed that Blacks and Whites had to
come together, and that equal rights should
be obtained nonviolently.
Everyone had to come together to defeat
segregation.
Outcomes
Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
His message was popular, but he died
before it could become very effective.
Outcomes (Cont...)
MLK Jr. was assassinated in 1968, but his
message was very successful and brought
change.
Segregation was ended because of his
work.
Opinion
I believe that MLK Jr. had the better
philosophy.
Besides the fact that his philosophy
succeeded, his tactics worked better.
Nonviolence was much more effective than
violence.
Also, I believe that separation would lead to
more misunderstandings and hostilities.