Martin Luther King's Philosophy

Martin Luther King’s philosophy made more sense for America in the 1960’s. Martin was son to a preacher and had witnessed racism at a young age. King later studied the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, who was a spiritual man who led a massive non-violent movement that freed India of British Colonial Rule. Through the studying of this movement he learned he could transform a society on the outside but also transform the heart. He was also involved in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (S.C.L.C) and was president of this group, whose main goal was to end unjust segregation laws in the South. Martin was also a very good spokesmen, he gave over hundreds of speeches, with the “I Have a Dream” speech one of the most famous. On April 4th,1968, …show more content…
King believed that non-violence was the key to any disagreement and problem. Being non-violent was the resolution to problems that were similar to segregation and unfairness. In Document H, by King, he stated, “We will meet you physical force with soul force. We will not hate you,but we cannot in all good conscience obey your unjust laws.Do to us what you will and we will still love you.” What was said by King was that the white violence would be on the same level as the blacks non-violence; and anything that the whites did to them- beat, kill and torture- the blacks would still love them, because that is the right thing to do. Also in Document J, by King in a speech, stated,”This is the ultimate weakness of violence: It multiples evil and violence in the universe.” which he was right about, violence only creates more violence. For example when parents tell their children, “If he/she hits you, you hit them back”, and only causes the situation to get worst. Malcolm’s philosophy on violence was argued with, He stated in Document I’”And it you want to know what his language is,study his history.His language is is blood,his language is brutality”. His point was correct but could be argued with. Martin Luther King clapped back and proclaimed in Document L,”.. for in the event or a violence revolution,we would be sorely outnumbered.And when it was all …show more content…
Malcolm X aimed for the same results, but the way he decided to to go through the obstacles did not make sense during this time frame. Both men wanted blacks to be not be discriminated and treated unfairly due to the color of their skin, and both men had different ways they wanted to accomplish this goal. In the end, Martin was successful and managed to get what blacks needed, to be equal to the