The Complexity of The Civil Rights Struggle Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin are three prominent writers during the Civil Rights movement. These authors all write about race relation and segregation. This essay will summarize these authors’ ideas, discuss the reasons why Martin Luther King is the most analytically interesting author and examine the similarities and differences between Malcolm X’s “Message to the Grass Roots” and King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. This essay also differentiates between Martin Luther King’s primary text, “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, and his secondary text, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” Martin Luther King Jr defends his action in Birmingham from his critic in his “Letter
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He differentiates between a black revolution and a Negro revolution in his speech. Malcolm X states that the difference between a black revolution and a Negro revolution is their goal. His speech states that the goal of the Negro revolution is to integrate with society, while the black revolution’s goal is to have their own land and becomes an independent nation. He also distinguishes between a house and field slave. Malcolm X defines a house slave as any African-American who does not want to separate from Caucasian America, while he characterizes a field slave as any person who is willing to sever their connection with White America. He tells his audience that the white society is using African-American preachers and priests to prevent other African-Americans from becoming violent and rioting. James Baldwin describes his experiences in Swiss village that have never met an African-American in his essay, “A Stranger in The Village”. He relates to the audience that the Swiss villagers treat him with curiosity when he first arrives. He also notes the similarity between his experiences in the village and his experiences in America. He notices that when he visits the village the second time, there are some hostility and mannerism that reminds James Baldwin of the hostility
He differentiates between a black revolution and a Negro revolution in his speech. Malcolm X states that the difference between a black revolution and a Negro revolution is their goal. His speech states that the goal of the Negro revolution is to integrate with society, while the black revolution’s goal is to have their own land and becomes an independent nation. He also distinguishes between a house and field slave. Malcolm X defines a house slave as any African-American who does not want to separate from Caucasian America, while he characterizes a field slave as any person who is willing to sever their connection with White America. He tells his audience that the white society is using African-American preachers and priests to prevent other African-Americans from becoming violent and rioting. James Baldwin describes his experiences in Swiss village that have never met an African-American in his essay, “A Stranger in The Village”. He relates to the audience that the Swiss villagers treat him with curiosity when he first arrives. He also notes the similarity between his experiences in the village and his experiences in America. He notices that when he visits the village the second time, there are some hostility and mannerism that reminds James Baldwin of the hostility