Karlie Grose
English 11
Mrs. Shandera
Janarury 19, 2017
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X greatly impacted today's society and the civil rights movement by providing effective tactics to influence change, which has been adopted from civil rights groups today. Both of these men had different strategies for their movement, even though both were successfully impacting the white community during that time period, the two dedicated to their lives to the people and fighting for what they thought was right. Martin Luther King Jr. was a peaceful protester who adapted to non violence, which is why he “Pointed up black as people who only wanted to exercise their rights as Americans.. black sat- in, and prayer- in, and asked the courts to assume …show more content…
Malcom on the other hand was a violent protester who wanted immediate change, he didn't want sympathy from the whites he wanted equality. “Malcolm spoke for the voiceless, for the people from whom not even some black leaders wanted to hear. He spoke for the jobless, and for the homeless… He spoke for the millions of black Americans who saw themselves as a minority in a world in which most of the inhabitants were people of color like themselves. He spoke for men and women who had to turn too many other cheeks, had to fight off too many insults with nothing but smiles. Malcolm had walked in their shoes, and they knew it when they heard him speak (Myers 187).” As this quote states Malcolm understands the problems everyone is enduring because his father was also an activist in the civil right movement, which led the KKK to harass Malcolm and his family (Biography.com Editors). These men influenced a group called Black Lives Matter to have a peaceful protest in today’s society. This movement was created after “17-year-old Trayvon Martin was post-humously placed on trial for his own murder and the killer, George Zimmerman, was not held accountable for the crime he committed. It was a response to the anti-Black racism that permeates our …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Montgomery, Alabama. In the book Martin Luther King Jr. and Peaceful Protest it states during this time period racisms was extremely common, at the age of six Martin and a neighboring white kid would play for days on end. Until they went to different schools; Martin to a black school and his friend to a white school. The white child’s father requested that his son no longer plays with Martin. The young Martin was crushed and confused, he didn’t understand why he lost a friend for doing nothing. Martin’s mother had to teach her son the painful and unfair lesson at only the age of six. In response, Martin
English 11
Mrs. Shandera
Janarury 19, 2017
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X greatly impacted today's society and the civil rights movement by providing effective tactics to influence change, which has been adopted from civil rights groups today. Both of these men had different strategies for their movement, even though both were successfully impacting the white community during that time period, the two dedicated to their lives to the people and fighting for what they thought was right. Martin Luther King Jr. was a peaceful protester who adapted to non violence, which is why he “Pointed up black as people who only wanted to exercise their rights as Americans.. black sat- in, and prayer- in, and asked the courts to assume …show more content…
Malcom on the other hand was a violent protester who wanted immediate change, he didn't want sympathy from the whites he wanted equality. “Malcolm spoke for the voiceless, for the people from whom not even some black leaders wanted to hear. He spoke for the jobless, and for the homeless… He spoke for the millions of black Americans who saw themselves as a minority in a world in which most of the inhabitants were people of color like themselves. He spoke for men and women who had to turn too many other cheeks, had to fight off too many insults with nothing but smiles. Malcolm had walked in their shoes, and they knew it when they heard him speak (Myers 187).” As this quote states Malcolm understands the problems everyone is enduring because his father was also an activist in the civil right movement, which led the KKK to harass Malcolm and his family (Biography.com Editors). These men influenced a group called Black Lives Matter to have a peaceful protest in today’s society. This movement was created after “17-year-old Trayvon Martin was post-humously placed on trial for his own murder and the killer, George Zimmerman, was not held accountable for the crime he committed. It was a response to the anti-Black racism that permeates our …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Montgomery, Alabama. In the book Martin Luther King Jr. and Peaceful Protest it states during this time period racisms was extremely common, at the age of six Martin and a neighboring white kid would play for days on end. Until they went to different schools; Martin to a black school and his friend to a white school. The white child’s father requested that his son no longer plays with Martin. The young Martin was crushed and confused, he didn’t understand why he lost a friend for doing nothing. Martin’s mother had to teach her son the painful and unfair lesson at only the age of six. In response, Martin