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Malcolm/Martin Debate Position Paper
The starting point was when both the influential speakers realized that Black Americans were not given equal rights and opportunities and they teamed up for their rights. The two influential and strong political leaders with huge followership argued about their religious as well as social viewpoints. Malcolm X claimed to be a Muslim leader according to his religious views, but he was not in the favor to convert any of his followers into Islam or dominate them to change their religious views or opinions just because they were the followers of a Muslim leader. On the other hand, Martin Luther was a Christian minister and leader and though he …show more content…
While presenting this point in his speech, he also stated that he was not against the concept of leadership opportunities being given to White Americans but he was against the double standards which were employed by the white Americans in terms of equality and opportunities in society. Another concern of his debate was that the wealth was concentrated and associated with white Americans despite the fact that how many economic contributions African Americans made through their hard work and dedication. Black Americans seemed to lack power and equality in almost every field of life. When it came to political rights, the votes of Black Americans were taken simply as a manipulation for the election of another White American. Malcolm referred to African Americans as a deceptive and neglected segment of the American society throughout his speech (Powell & Kashif, pp. …show more content…
The discussions above and videos of their speeches give a clear view that according to Luther, the circumstances for White Americans were necessary to accept that African Americans also had rights. Whereas, Malcolm’s viewpoint was that whites were causing the violation of humanity and he felt that they forcefully had to be reminded about the basic and equal human rights of every individual of the society irrespective of their color or breed. In harmony with this evidence, Luther can be viewed as tolerable to the white population while Malcolm, being straight and direct can be found offended to White Americans as he appears as a radical to be avoided by white people.
Works Cited
Miller, Keith D. "On Martin Luther King Jr. and the Landscape of Civil Rights Rhetoric." Rhetoric & Public Affairs 16.1 (2013): 167-183.
Morris, Matthew. "Rhetorical Analysis of “The Drum Major Instinct”: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership." Young Scholars in Writing 12 (2015): 4-14.
Powell, Kashif Jerome. "“The Year of the Ballot or the Bullet”: A Discussion of Race, Revolution, and the 2016 Election." Women's Studies in Communication 39.4 (2016):
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Malcolm/Martin Debate Position Paper
The starting point was when both the influential speakers realized that Black Americans were not given equal rights and opportunities and they teamed up for their rights. The two influential and strong political leaders with huge followership argued about their religious as well as social viewpoints. Malcolm X claimed to be a Muslim leader according to his religious views, but he was not in the favor to convert any of his followers into Islam or dominate them to change their religious views or opinions just because they were the followers of a Muslim leader. On the other hand, Martin Luther was a Christian minister and leader and though he …show more content…
While presenting this point in his speech, he also stated that he was not against the concept of leadership opportunities being given to White Americans but he was against the double standards which were employed by the white Americans in terms of equality and opportunities in society. Another concern of his debate was that the wealth was concentrated and associated with white Americans despite the fact that how many economic contributions African Americans made through their hard work and dedication. Black Americans seemed to lack power and equality in almost every field of life. When it came to political rights, the votes of Black Americans were taken simply as a manipulation for the election of another White American. Malcolm referred to African Americans as a deceptive and neglected segment of the American society throughout his speech (Powell & Kashif, pp. …show more content…
The discussions above and videos of their speeches give a clear view that according to Luther, the circumstances for White Americans were necessary to accept that African Americans also had rights. Whereas, Malcolm’s viewpoint was that whites were causing the violation of humanity and he felt that they forcefully had to be reminded about the basic and equal human rights of every individual of the society irrespective of their color or breed. In harmony with this evidence, Luther can be viewed as tolerable to the white population while Malcolm, being straight and direct can be found offended to White Americans as he appears as a radical to be avoided by white people.
Works Cited
Miller, Keith D. "On Martin Luther King Jr. and the Landscape of Civil Rights Rhetoric." Rhetoric & Public Affairs 16.1 (2013): 167-183.
Morris, Matthew. "Rhetorical Analysis of “The Drum Major Instinct”: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership." Young Scholars in Writing 12 (2015): 4-14.
Powell, Kashif Jerome. "“The Year of the Ballot or the Bullet”: A Discussion of Race, Revolution, and the 2016 Election." Women's Studies in Communication 39.4 (2016):