Реферат: Martin Luther King Jr. Vs Malcolm X

made plain, and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the

glory of the lord shall be revealed, and all shall see it together,” (

Internet, Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech)

Unlike Malcolm X, King does not incite his followers to riot

and hate, but encourages his followers to remember that all people are

God’s children and that hopefully one day all American can join

together to sing “My country tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, of

thee I sing…”

King’s eventual disillusionment became because of the lack of

success the blacks were making in America. This discomfort is

reflected in his “A time to break the silence” speech. In this

speech, he openly condemns American involvement in the Vietnam war.

He preaches that America should solve its own racial and social

problems before sending vulnerable young men, especially black men, to

fight other country’s battles.

“So we have been respectfully forced with the cruel irony of

watching Negroes and white boys on TV screens as they kill and die

together for a nation that has been unable to sit them together in the

same schools,” (Internet, A time to break the silence speech)

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King are both remembered as

leaders who fought for a difference in black America. Both tried to

bring hope to blacks in the United States. They also tried to instil

within blacks power and strength so they could rise above all the

hatred that surrounded them, but both of them had very different ways

of promoting their message. Malcolm X had a much more extremist

approach. Many say that this approach came from his neglectful

childhood and early adulthood. King had a much more calm approach.

Some have said that this non-violent approach came from his safe,

middle-class environment. Even though they were different in