Martin Luther King Jr versus Malcolm X Martin Luther King Jr was a son of a baptist minister. As a child he was a passionate person about what he believed in. Martin Luther King Jr was a young gentlemen he was sought out to be a strong leader and motivated speaker and he was put in charge to be a protest speaker. Martin Luther King Jr theology was disobedience and resistance. Martin Luther King Jr wanted equality more than anything. Martin Luther King Jr tactics were in nonviolence acts were boycotting/marching, speeches, and with obedience. Martin Luther King Jr felt boycotting and marching was an important tactic to get freedom. For example in doc F, Martin Luther King Jr said “march as a weapon for change in our nonviolent arsenal must
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Obedience is an important thing to have exclusively during a time like this. In Doc, H “We will meet your physical force with soul force” This quote says that they will not fight back and retaliate, but to meet them with soul force. For them not to want to fight back takes extreme obedience especially when they are using physical force. Martin Luther King Jr stats in doc B, “with this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to climb together, to climb up for freedom together knowing that we will be free one day” they had a lot of obedience and had their mind already set on what they wanted. If Martin Luther King Jr wanted equality obedience would be …show more content…
When he said “...I don’t go along with anyone who wants to teach our people nonviolence until someone at the same time is teaching our enemy to be nonviolent” (doc k). So many people disagrees with him because violence should never be used by any means necessary. He would have gained a lot of followers if maybe would have changed his tactics. This is why Martin Luther King Jr was a better leader than Malcolm X.
In the opinion of many others Martin Luther King Jr was a stronger leader and had more of positive outcome. He was able to succeed with more than Malcolm X could have ever did. Martin Luther King Jr made changes as a team bringing people together and changing many of cruel evil thoughts. Martin Luther King JR strategy used boycotting/marching, obedience, and speeches to change minds and get
Obedience is an important thing to have exclusively during a time like this. In Doc, H “We will meet your physical force with soul force” This quote says that they will not fight back and retaliate, but to meet them with soul force. For them not to want to fight back takes extreme obedience especially when they are using physical force. Martin Luther King Jr stats in doc B, “with this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to climb together, to climb up for freedom together knowing that we will be free one day” they had a lot of obedience and had their mind already set on what they wanted. If Martin Luther King Jr wanted equality obedience would be …show more content…
When he said “...I don’t go along with anyone who wants to teach our people nonviolence until someone at the same time is teaching our enemy to be nonviolent” (doc k). So many people disagrees with him because violence should never be used by any means necessary. He would have gained a lot of followers if maybe would have changed his tactics. This is why Martin Luther King Jr was a better leader than Malcolm X.
In the opinion of many others Martin Luther King Jr was a stronger leader and had more of positive outcome. He was able to succeed with more than Malcolm X could have ever did. Martin Luther King Jr made changes as a team bringing people together and changing many of cruel evil thoughts. Martin Luther King JR strategy used boycotting/marching, obedience, and speeches to change minds and get