In the 1960’s there were a lot of events happening in America. One of the most famous events happening at the time was The Civil Rights Movement. From that movement came two famous civil rights leaders, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. Both men had similar views, they both wanted civil rights for all races.Malcolm X believed that people should be separate but equal. In contrast, Martin Luther King believed that people should be integrated and equal. Although there were some differences between the two including topics such as segregation, education, economy, and violence. Malcolm X philosophy made the most sense for America in the 1960’s.
In many ways, people believed that Martin Luther King had the best philosophy for America in the 1960’s. …show more content…
One of the many philosophies of Malcolm X was segregation. For example, in Autobiography of Malcolm X , he says, “We will completely respect our white co-workers. They will deserve credit. We will give them the the credit. We will meanwhile be working among our own kind, in black communities- showing and teaching black men in ways that only black men can- that the black man has got to help …show more content…
In his speech, which was delivered at The Organization of Afro-American Unity Homecoming Rally, he stated, “ I 'm for peace, but the only way you 're going to preserve is be prepared for war.” People always believed that Malcolm X was for violence, but really he was for the non-violence, but he knew that if you were to just sit around and wait for something to happen, that it wasn’t going to. He believed that if you wanted something done, you couldn’t just sit around and be quiet about it. In his interview, The Young Socialist , he says, “ The only people in this country who are asked to be non-violent are black people.” Black people were always being asked to be non-violent, because nobody had really ever heard of asking groups like the Ku Klux Klan, because the whites didn’t have to worry about them unless they didn’t agree with segregation. Also, in the interview he mentions, “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….” What he meant by that was, he didn’t want the white people to try and teach the black community about being non-violent, until they had learned what it meant to be
In many ways, people believed that Martin Luther King had the best philosophy for America in the 1960’s. …show more content…
One of the many philosophies of Malcolm X was segregation. For example, in Autobiography of Malcolm X , he says, “We will completely respect our white co-workers. They will deserve credit. We will give them the the credit. We will meanwhile be working among our own kind, in black communities- showing and teaching black men in ways that only black men can- that the black man has got to help …show more content…
In his speech, which was delivered at The Organization of Afro-American Unity Homecoming Rally, he stated, “ I 'm for peace, but the only way you 're going to preserve is be prepared for war.” People always believed that Malcolm X was for violence, but really he was for the non-violence, but he knew that if you were to just sit around and wait for something to happen, that it wasn’t going to. He believed that if you wanted something done, you couldn’t just sit around and be quiet about it. In his interview, The Young Socialist , he says, “ The only people in this country who are asked to be non-violent are black people.” Black people were always being asked to be non-violent, because nobody had really ever heard of asking groups like the Ku Klux Klan, because the whites didn’t have to worry about them unless they didn’t agree with segregation. Also, in the interview he mentions, “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….” What he meant by that was, he didn’t want the white people to try and teach the black community about being non-violent, until they had learned what it meant to be