How Did Malcolm X Promote Civil Rights In The Early 1960s

Two philosophical ideas emerged regarding the promotion of Civil Rights in the early 1960s from two different leaders. Though they were different, they still held the same objective. Both leaders sought to obtain "...a fair shake for the black man in America. Martin Luther favored nonviolent acts, which stated that African-Americans would protest about the goodwill through nonviolence; while Malcolm X favored the use of violence believing that African Americans would use any means necessary, (Doc K), to obtain their natural rights (Doc I ). Between these two ideas, the idea which made more sense in the 1960s was the use of nonviolence. Because the method of nonviolence is based on the conviction that the universe is on the side of justice …show more content…
His philosophy was based on racial integration and nonviolence. In his speech “Facing the challenge to the new age”, He proclaims true justice is the presence of positive force- justice and the goodwill of others. “We will not hate you, but we cannot in all good conscience obey your unjust laws “(Doc H). The Plessy vs Ferguson decision mandated de jure racial segregation which forbade African-Americans from utilizing the same public facilities with White Americans. The Jim Crow laws, led to de facto segregation- which are unwritten customs or traditions. All public facilities as well a public transportation were segregated. The Ku Klux Klan, a group of racist white southerners, used violence against African Americans to reinforce segregation. They burned churches and bombed homes of anyone they felt threatened their stances. Still Martin Luther King Jr refused to corporate with violence, “Burning our churches will not deter us. Bombing our homes will not dissuade us.” (Doc D ) “Along with the march as a weapon for a change in our nonviolent arsenal must be listed the boycott. Nonviolence is the refusal to cooperate with evil “(Doc F).