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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were both leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. Compare and contrast these two leaders. Be sure to address their goals and methods.

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Discusses Malcolm X and Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement.

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When stating that both of these individuals Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were a part of the Civil Rights Movement the student must realize that they represented different and distinct branches of a call for equality and justice for African Americans to the extent that some historians believe that Mr. X represented a different movement entirely. This movement known as the Black Power Movement contrasted in its ideology in reference to what Dr. King was espousing. While Dr. King preached non-violence through actions of sit-ins, resisting to fight back when brutalized by police, and the inclusion of Whites toward the goals of the Blacks to obtain equality and justice. Malcolm X preached and exhibited an entirely different notion of how African Americans should gain their freedom in America.

While Dr. King was preaching non-violence, Malcolm X ...

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