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Martin luther and Malcolm X

            
             There are many influential leaders in our society. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are just two of the world's greatest leaders. They both wanted better for their people, but had different views on the topic.
             Malcolm X was a great influential African American leader of the 1950's. He got off on the wrong foot by getting involved in criminal activities. While in prison, he quickly turned his life around and became a member of the nation of Islam. He defended the rights of blacks just like Martin Luther but he had a much different view. Martin Luther King was another great influential leader in not only the African American communities but others as well. Martin Luther King had a much better life than Malcolm X but shared some of the same struggles. Martin Luther King came from a religious family. So religion influenced his ideas a lot. King believed that segregation would end racism. He went around and gave many public speeches, and had many seminars to tell the world how he felt. He had more of a non-violent approach. "We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative 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 and there was nothing anybody could do about the situation. Malcolm X had more of a violent approach. He believed blacks should fight for their freedom and that they had the right to defend themselves against the whites. He believed that the blacks had the right to do this by any means necessary. "It doesn't mean that I advocate violence, but at the same time, I am not against using violence in self-defense. I don't call it violence when it's self defense, I call it intelligence.


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