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    and Malcolm X. Both of these leaders had different perspectives, actions and arguments. Generally they both fought for the same reason, which is gaining equality and justice in America as a minority. In this essay I will further break down and compare the importance of each one their perspectives, including Peace vs. Violence, while following with Racial Conflict. To begin, in this paragraph I will discuss the perspective similarities and differences of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.…

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    Americans and help them to achieve political, economical, and social success. Whilst in jail, Malcolm devoted his life to the Nation of Islam and changed from his slave name of Malcolm Little to Malcolm ‘X.' He continued to his study of the Islamic religion until he was paroled in 1952. He followed with the movement and moved in with Elijah Muhammad, where he studied for his ministry. On June of 1953, Malcolm became assistant minister of the Detroit Mosque and was the first step to the success…

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    Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) have many differences, from where (and how) they grew up to where they stood during the fight of racial differences. Martin Luther King grew up in a well known family-in his area- while Malcolm X was a stranger to most people. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. grew up with absolutely different surroundings. MLK lived in a loving family; whale Malcolm X had to suffer through the murder of his father, his house getting burned down, and his mother…

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    Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet is a speech about re educating the black community about their economics and separating the church from the civil rights movement. X relies heavily on Pathos, Logos, and Ethos throughout his speech. This rhetorical well-roundedness is a part of what made this speech so incredibly successful. Malcolm X started his speech with Ethos to establish his position and his ability to make this speech, he then used pathos to get the attention of the audience then…

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    The three American activists, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X, are all widely known to Americans today well beyond their influence on the occasional street name or bank holiday. These are activists who were highly influential and charismatic, able to cultivate followers and establish social movement to realize their ideological agendas. Perhaps not as widely known as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, Cesar Chavez was essential in not only the negotiation of hundreds of…

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    examine both theorists Martin Luther King Jr, and Malcom X in my proposal. The reason for choosing Dr. King and Malcolm X is that they were both famous African Americans in the 1960s. These two individuals grew to be famous in their own right. Today many people throughout the United States continue to read their writings, and magazine articles. Dr. King was a peaceful man who came from a middle-class family and where education was important. Malcolm X came from an underprivileged home, where he…

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    King, Jr., and Malcolm X were perhaps the most distinguished leaders at the time. These two men are still recognized today as pioneers for civil rights, but they did not always agree with each other. King and X had different approaches to the issue of segregation and racism in America. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a minister who preached of God and God’s will. As a minister, he clearly wanted all protesters to take a nonviolent approach. This made him very different than Malcolm X. If a civil…

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    However, everyone has a different interpretation of the term. People like Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X, all fought for social justice; each having a different approach. Martin Luther King Jr. similar to Gandhi, took the nonviolent approach where they believed silence spoke volumes and fighting back would go against their social justice goal. Whereas Malcolm X took a more responsive approach and believed fighting back would be the only way to gain social justice.…

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    integrity, and identity. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had different techniques amongst their followers. By the same token, both men Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X stood front and center bravely, sharing the significance of racial segregation and injustice for “blacks.” Equally, both men wanted change, however, despite their differences, they change history…

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    can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it."(X and Breitman). Malcolm X was driven by the main ideas of Islam in order to protect the Afro-American society from the poverty, in which it used to live for so many years. Moreover, as he appeared from the black lower class of society, he believed in…

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