Martin Luther King Vs Malcolm X

Corey Helton

American Government

10/23/06

Martin Luther King Vs. Malcolm X

During the civil rights movement Martin Luther King and Malcolm X fought for the freedom and civil liberties of blacks. Even though these two men fought for the same cause they had very different approaches about getting there. Malcolm, was what a lot of people called an extremist. He believed that the only way that America was going to change was by violence and blood shed. Malcolm believed that their was no peaceful solution between blacks and whites, he thought that their had to be a separation between blacks and whites. Malcolm called this “Black Supremacy” he did not believe in equality, to him blacks were superior an needed to rise up and show it.

Many people think that Malcolm’s violent behavior came from his early childhood. Malcolm became use to abuse early on in his life because he was beaten by both his parents. He was raised by a poor under class family. his mother raised eight kids through the depression. When Malcolm was very young his house was burnt down by the Klu Klux Klan killing