After a local pizza shop owner refused to put any African Americans on his wall of fame and a black man was killed by police, locals in the neighborhood decided to rise up and fight the power. African Americans broke into Sal’s pizzeria and eventually set the place on fire. The black community looting and burning Sal’s shop to rubble is a prominent example of Malcolm X’s belief that African American’s should rise up and use violence to protest discrimination and unequal treatment. On the other hand, the movie demonstrated the opposite of Martin Luther King Jr.’s endorsed ideals of peace and nonviolent resistance. Although Malcolm X and Dr. King’s philosophies may seem very different, both men shared a common dream that the rights guaranteed to them by the United States government would not just apply to white Americans, but all
After a local pizza shop owner refused to put any African Americans on his wall of fame and a black man was killed by police, locals in the neighborhood decided to rise up and fight the power. African Americans broke into Sal’s pizzeria and eventually set the place on fire. The black community looting and burning Sal’s shop to rubble is a prominent example of Malcolm X’s belief that African American’s should rise up and use violence to protest discrimination and unequal treatment. On the other hand, the movie demonstrated the opposite of Martin Luther King Jr.’s endorsed ideals of peace and nonviolent resistance. Although Malcolm X and Dr. King’s philosophies may seem very different, both men shared a common dream that the rights guaranteed to them by the United States government would not just apply to white Americans, but all