“Dr. King wants the same thing I want -- freedom!” (Malcolm X). In the 1960’s the civil rights movement was huge for America. African Americans were fighting for their rights in every way they possibly could. Views were divided and there were multiple approaches people were taking to achieve the same goal: ending racial segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had the biggest reputation and influence during the civil rights movement, but these two men had both philosophical and religious differences. Whose philosophy made the most sense for America in the 1960’s? Malcolm X’s philosophy made the most sense for the 1960’s because he fought back using violence, wanted to raise African American economy on it’s own, and wanted to work separate
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Malcolm X gets great points across about how the African Americans have to renovate and create job opportunities within their own community in order to stop most of the economic suffering and pitch in towards ending racial segregation. “...(W)e have to learn how to own and operate the businesses of our community and develop them into some type of industry that will enable us to create employment for the people of our community so that they won’t have to constantly be involved in picketing and boycotting other people in other communities in order to get a job.” (Doc G). By Malcolm X saying that he was basically trying to save trouble for both whites and African Americans. Boycotting and picketing is a struggle for both the people boycotting and the people being boycotted. It affects business and it’s time the person can be spent working when they have to boycott. African Americans shouldn't even have to do those things in order to get a job. They should have the right to be able to go and apply for a job without the hassle and harassment, that's why Malcolm X’s point on wanting to work on their economy on their own makes complete sense. He also gets into a deeper point on African Americans having to work together. The more African Americans steal from their own community, they’re just harming both themselves and the environment they reside in. “”(W)hen you take money out of the neighborhood in which you live...the neighborhood in which you spend your money becomes wealthier and wealthier, and the neighborhood out of which you take your money becomes poorer and poorer.” (Doc G). The minute the African American people work together and reform their economy, they will not have to worry about job opportunity and will be closer to ending racial segregation and African Americans
Malcolm X gets great points across about how the African Americans have to renovate and create job opportunities within their own community in order to stop most of the economic suffering and pitch in towards ending racial segregation. “...(W)e have to learn how to own and operate the businesses of our community and develop them into some type of industry that will enable us to create employment for the people of our community so that they won’t have to constantly be involved in picketing and boycotting other people in other communities in order to get a job.” (Doc G). By Malcolm X saying that he was basically trying to save trouble for both whites and African Americans. Boycotting and picketing is a struggle for both the people boycotting and the people being boycotted. It affects business and it’s time the person can be spent working when they have to boycott. African Americans shouldn't even have to do those things in order to get a job. They should have the right to be able to go and apply for a job without the hassle and harassment, that's why Malcolm X’s point on wanting to work on their economy on their own makes complete sense. He also gets into a deeper point on African Americans having to work together. The more African Americans steal from their own community, they’re just harming both themselves and the environment they reside in. “”(W)hen you take money out of the neighborhood in which you live...the neighborhood in which you spend your money becomes wealthier and wealthier, and the neighborhood out of which you take your money becomes poorer and poorer.” (Doc G). The minute the African American people work together and reform their economy, they will not have to worry about job opportunity and will be closer to ending racial segregation and African Americans