Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were both important civil rights leaders that impacted society in different ways. Even though these two men were both civil rights leaders, the difference between these two was they believed in different ways to solve the racial problems that happened during their time period.
Even though Martin Luther King and Malcolm X believed in different way to solve race relations, both had some ideas which they agreed on. One example is when MLK is giving his “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations” at a freedom rally. During that speech he states “We have come a long, long way, but we have a long, long way to go” (Doc B). Dr. King is saying that they have achieved a lot, but they still have a lot of work to do. This tells the reader that Martin Luther King Jr. was being realistic and how he thought that a lot more work has to be done to improve race relations. When Malcolm X and is giving his “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech he has the same idea …show more content…
MLK during his “Speech at the Great March of Detroit” states “It has given the segregator a false sense of of superiority and it has left the segregated with a false sense of inferiority” (Doc A). What Dr. King is trying to say is that segregation doesn’t just affect African Americans it affects everyone in society. This shows that Martin Luther King’s perspective on this issue is that segregation affects everyone, it impedes society. On the other hand Malcolm X had a completely different idea, when he states “We want no part of integration[...] (Doc C). Malcolm X is saying that African Americans should not integrate, but instead be separated but equal. These twp [ieces of evidence contrast these two leaders ideas because MLK wants integration, while Malcolm X
Even though Martin Luther King and Malcolm X believed in different way to solve race relations, both had some ideas which they agreed on. One example is when MLK is giving his “A Realistic Look at the Question of Progress in the Area of Race Relations” at a freedom rally. During that speech he states “We have come a long, long way, but we have a long, long way to go” (Doc B). Dr. King is saying that they have achieved a lot, but they still have a lot of work to do. This tells the reader that Martin Luther King Jr. was being realistic and how he thought that a lot more work has to be done to improve race relations. When Malcolm X and is giving his “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech he has the same idea …show more content…
MLK during his “Speech at the Great March of Detroit” states “It has given the segregator a false sense of of superiority and it has left the segregated with a false sense of inferiority” (Doc A). What Dr. King is trying to say is that segregation doesn’t just affect African Americans it affects everyone in society. This shows that Martin Luther King’s perspective on this issue is that segregation affects everyone, it impedes society. On the other hand Malcolm X had a completely different idea, when he states “We want no part of integration[...] (Doc C). Malcolm X is saying that African Americans should not integrate, but instead be separated but equal. These twp [ieces of evidence contrast these two leaders ideas because MLK wants integration, while Malcolm X