... felt that if the African Americans and the whites compromised on equality issues, then both societies could come together to live in peace. Martin Luther King was able to achieve the impossible. He was an ambitious man who wanted to make a difference in the lives of every African American. ... someone who can speak to the masses and inspire them with every word he utters; and this quality shines bright in memories about Dr. Martin Luther King. Another influential African American civil right rights leader during this time was Malcolm X. "Malcolm X was one of the most fiery and controversi...

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... the deep south while Malcolm X decided on giving a speech regarding the plight of the African American to a group of white liberals. Both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X fight for freedom, but they use completely different styles of language to persuade their audience. Malcolm X uses repetition, logical fallacies ... , and appeals to emotion to get his point across that violence the path for freedom. On the other hand, Martin Luther King Jr. remains calm in his argument to the eight clergymen, he uses a great deal of logical evidence such as appeals to authority, biblical ... belie...

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... of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of the United States," stated Frederick Douglass at an Independence Day speech in New York. Like Douglass, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King realized that white people have committed injustices against blacks and as a result blacks do not have equal rights or opportunities and this has created problems in the black community. As ... become educated and move ahead economically and socially women would have to do the same. Malcolm began to designate important roles to women within his organization, OAAU. Malcolm X and Martin Luther ...

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... protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. " (Martin Luther King Jr.) Malcolm believed that African Americans should live separated from whites and that they should win their freedom. Malcolm felt that whites would always be racist ... 's self defense, I call it intelligence." (Malcolm X) Malcolm X only catered to the African American community, while Martin Luther King went out and tried to convince many different groups of people. For this reason Martin Luther King Jr. was able to convince...

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... that he was not living in a peaceful world. There was violence and hatred going on between the whites and black because of the color of their skin. Martin Luther King Jr. saw "nonviolence as both the philosophical and theological basis of his commitment to social change- (Carson). The movement of nonviolence seemed to taking its place in America during the ... , a mass of demonstrators gathered in Washington D.C., for what is now known as the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom."" It was here that Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream- speech at the Lincoln Memorial. Kin...

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... -class citizens. In truth, they were not civil rights leaders. When one fights for rights of people, one is a human rights leader. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were human rights leaders. The major difference between the two were that King used non-violence to break the walls of oppression and Malcolm X wanted to gain "freedom - by any means necessary." (Breitman, George, ed ... . Malcolm X Speaks, p. 135) Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on Tuesday, January 15, 1929 to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up in a middle-class...

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... of their speeches. This causes a large difference between two speeches that are for the same cause, many views are altered in between the speeches. Martin Luther King Jr. uses anaphora to appeal to the audience's desire for ethos. MLK Jr.'s audience searches for ethos in his words because they want to see that ... MLK Jr. gives the listener a motivational push in the direction of creating freedom for all. Along with the use of the strategy of anaphora, Martin Luther King Jr. uses ethos to make the listener see him as a reliable, trustworthy, and credible man. He does this through his use ...

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... schools, buses, restaurants, and much more. Black people were also trying to gain respect and a chance at the American dream. Martin Luther King Jr., son of Reverend Martin Luther King Sr., was a black civil rights leader, he used quiet nonviolent boycotts, protests, assembly's, and marches. He helped many people realize what ... fight for 13 years, during this time he inspired many people. Martin is probably the most known and recognized civil rights leaders in history. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta Georigia at noon on Tuesday January 15th, 1929. He was married on June 18t...

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... rights, and equality, and were against discrimination. But the method of the movement adopted by these two leaders, where they were different. Martin Luther King believed in non-violence, and was one of non-violence movement to achieve freedom, and civil right in his pursuit. For example he states, ... of whites on his platform, who were also raising their voice against the segregation, and inequality. Although in Malcolm X method was different then Martin Luther King, he was a stereotype, who preached hate, who were against white majority. He wanted to achieve his goal by violence, and...

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... is still in use today. The most well-known use of nonviolent direct action was by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960's during the civil rights movement. King was amongst very few civil rights leaders who did not believe in using violence or other immoral behavior to achieve ... and force the whites to see the harsh magnitude of the racial problems in the south. There are four basic steps to any nonviolent campaign, according to King, and these steps are: (1) collection of the facts to determine whether injustices are alive; (2) negotiation; (3) self-purification; and (4) direct actio...

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... delivered his "Ballot or the Bullet" speech, he was an orthodox Muslim preaching the equality of all races, but that blacks must help themselves. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. Six months and one day ... content and underlying ideas of the speeches may have inconsistencies with each other, they both use many common literary devices and rhetorical strategy. King is best known for his peaceful protests and his non-violence movement. The underlying purpose of the "I Have a Dream" speech is ....

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... one could name two of the most important and iconic African American activist they would probably name Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Both are synonymous with black and equal rights and the civil rights movement of the ... are both probably the most recognized and acclaimed civil rights activist, and came from a life of discrimination and oppression they both come from different backgrounds. Martin Luther King lived in a middle class section of Atlanta Georgia, his father was a minister. In school, Martin was a very intelligent and thriving student, he ... quot;fighting back the sys...

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Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X were the principal leaders in the sixties fighting for civil rights: the basic freedom of citizens in a democratic society. They had some similarities: both were black, uncontested leaders, strong personalities with tremendous public-speaking ability, devoted to the same cause and struggling for the same goals: the end of racism, discrimination, exploitation and humiliation. King and X had ... writes: "All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality. It gives the segregator a false sense of superiority an...

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In Dr. Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail", King states, "I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek." This quote, by King, is directed towards the clergy men of the south, in attempts to try and convince them that ... movement. These movements were violent and were "nourished by the Negro's frustration over the continued existence of racial discrimination" (163). Personally I think that King was right to continue with a non-violence movement. It is the perfect scenario to use when trying to make a point. Esp...

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King vs. X Martin Luther King and Malcom X are two African Americans fighting for the same cause but believe in fighting in two totally different ways. King believes the non-violence approach is the best way to fight discrimination and Malcom believes to do whatever it takes. In Kings speech to the public, he wants everyone to ... as persuasive as possible by using several techniques. He uses fear as one of these techniques. I think that one of his biggest and most effective techniques is guilt or sympathy. King uses this story: A few years ago in the slum areas of Atlanta, a Negro guitarist...

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... Today, nothing has changed. We are still in search of justice and the truth. It would be fatal for us, Americans, to consider Martin Luther King, jr. as the only important civil rights leader. That erroneous belief must be destroyed. We must recognize other significant civil rights leaders like Malcolm ... partial handle on the truth. We must make a promise to ourselves that we shall strive for the truth and nothing but the whole truth. Martin Luther King, jr.'s book Stride Toward Freedom, contained information from various sources. He did not document where he received the information f...

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... facilities must be segregated, which prevented interaction between races. Our country may still be the same if it was not for the works of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. These two men fought to end exploitation, discrimination, and racism making the United States a free nation with equity for ... In order to bring about change, each man took initiative by generating rallies and speeches. In his speech entitled, "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King Jr. strives to justify the desperate need for nonviolent direct action. As he states in his speech: But when you have s...

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... a march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital, Montgomery (Microsoft). Also, there to help organize the voting rights march, was Martin Luther King, Jr. (Robinson 5). This was a distance of about fifty miles. Over five hundred marchers were stopped just outside of Selma by state troopers ... Baptist Seminary, Fisk University, Meharry Medical, and Tennessee State, would be sent to downtown Nashville sit-in sites. Lawson was much like Martin Luther King, Jr.; he wet to India as a missionary and studied the philosophy of nonviolence with disciples of Ghandi (Adams 49). The sixties youth ...

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... better for black people. "Then the renaissance came, times continued to changes nothing stayed the same there were always renegades,"" "Dr Martin Luther King, Malcolm X they were renegades of their time and age-(de la Rocha). Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are the two most famous black men in the Civil Rights era of the 1950's and 1960's. Both men shared the same goal ... Alabama, for protesting X went there to help the voting movement (Cone). The assignations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were both extremely tragic and unnecessary. At the age of thirty-nine, Martin Luther K...

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... better for black people. "Then the renaissance came, times continued to changes nothing stayed the same there were always renegades,"" "Dr Martin Luther King, Malcolm X they were renegades of their time and age-(de la Rocha). Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are the two most famous black men in the Civil Rights era of the 1950's and 1960's. Both men shared the same goal ... Alabama, for protesting X went there to help the voting movement (Cone). The assignations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were both extremely tragic and unnecessary. At the age of thirty-nine, Martin Luther K...

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... at a segregated lunch counter and refused to leave until the were served. They took the advice of nonviolence from a great leader named Martin Luther King Jr.(who will be talked about in later paragraphs). With these four men doing this each and every day they gained support of many ... split it up into two parts, which was the violence approach, which was supported by Malcolm X, and the nonviolence approach, which was supported by Martin Luther King Jr. and Mohandis Gandhi. Malcolm X was a very controversial and fiery person. Malcolm was also a black nationalist or separatist during mos...

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... could teach me how to think in so many different ways about non-violence throughout history, we consider violence the best way to solve a problem. Martin Luther King Jr. was a very powerful speaker. He knew how to lead protests, and how to get people involved. He is the main reason for the equal rights between races that we ... behaviors, the voice of our conscience which impels us doing or not doing something. That duty implies self-obligation, self-control and self-limitation". The writing convinced me that Dr. Luther King was a very powerful writer, he says "The problem is not a pur...

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... can take your dignity away from you if you don't let him or her. Haskins took many of the same nonviolent steps that Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. speaks of in his "Letter From Birmingham City Jail" such as determining if there is an injustice, negotiation, self-purification and ... ). Haskins understands that they are now fighting for something so important that they must be willing to face the challenges it may bring. Like Martin Luther King Jr. Don Haskins decides that nonviolent direct action must take place. Haskins knows that the only way he can silence the hatred towards his player...

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... when it is obvious that violence gives certain advantages in law to their opponents, that are white people. On the other hand, Martin Luther King sees this fact and acts as peaceful as possible, and invites his people to be compromising too; he sees that violence can support this ... have peaceful attitudes in order to reach his pre-set goal, eliminating racial discrimination against black people, the name of Martin Luther King may be stated. On the August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivers a speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.; his speech, "I have a dre...

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... of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. This was also, unfortunately, the time that the assassinations of important leaders took place. The deaths of John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr., all happened in the 60's. Slavery in the United States existed from the early senventeenth century until 1865. It was put to an end by the combination of the ... was a Sunday and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference planned a march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital, Montgomery (Microsoft). Also, there to help organize the voting rights march, was Martin Luther King, Jr...

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