Martin Luther King and Malcolm X

Savannah Major February 23, 2013 Hon. English/ H. 3 Philosophies of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X The new-made 1950s to mid-1960s was a time when violence and injustice had goed its peak. Many hoi polloi were treated unfairly and the mood of the country overall was very juicy and unhappy. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were both very well-known activists who fought to make things gibe and right. 80th activists shared similar beliefs against the racial Injustice brought against African Americans by whites although their methods of achieving that equality were completely different.MLK, for Instance, believed In approaching things in a peaceful, peaceable fashion. However, most African Americans felt that his peaceful approach wasnt enough to reach his. as well as their, goals and turned to Malcolm X, who believed that arming up against whites was a necessity in order to protect yourself. In other words, campaign violence with violence. In the speech, Stride Toward Freedom, MLK discusses the three different trends of dealings with oppression acquiescence, resorting to violence, and the use of nonviolent resistance.Only supporting one of the three, nonviolence, King potently isagrees with both acquiescence and using violence as a way of making peace. Acquiescence, when the laden resign to their oppression and just deal with it. large-minded up on it all together. MLK believes that is not the way out, claiming that by resigning the oppressed become as evil as the oppressor. (King 301) The second form of oppression, resorting to somatogenic violence, completely goes against his views.