Compare And Contrast Martin Luther King Jr And Malcolm X

During the Civil Rights, blacks are not being treated equally. Members of the black community were denied jobs, and if given a job it was the lowest paying available which drove them to be upset. Two men by the names of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X took it into their own hands and gave speeches telling how things can get resolved. They both wanted blacks to not only have equality, but they also wanted justice for the members of the black community as well as jobs. These men were trying to make change happen. They both wanted to find members of the black community, employment, and increase the income they received. Martin Luther King believed that the boycott was the best approach but Malcolm X had different plans, both related to

Martin Luther King Jr's main goal was to bring about racial equality by working together. While Malcolm X was all about blacks owning and operating their businesses and not needing to rely on others. "In the past six months simply by refusing to purchase the products from companies which do not hire Negroes in meaningful numbers and all job categories, thus allowing income of the black community to increase by more than two million dollars annually" - MLK Jr. "We haven't learned the importance of owning and operating businesses …so Even when we try and spend our money in the neighborhood where we live. We're spending it with someone who puts it in a basket and takes it out as soon as the sun goes down." - Malcolm X. essentially they both want to get black folks, jobs and increase the economy. They had different approaches to how the change was to be made. Martin Luther King Jr wanted peaceful nonviolent protest called a boycott, he wants to avoid going to businesses that choose not to fire blacks in meaningful amounts or higher paying jobs. Malcolm X wanted blacks to be able to own and operate their businesses so they would not have to rely on

MLK and Malcolm X are similar in most senses considering they both wanted blacks to be able to have equality as well as jobs. Martin Luther King believed that forming a march of people and boycotting businesses was the best way to achieve his goal of getting blacks into the doors of businesses. He also strived for them to get jobs that were not the lowest paying available and he wanted to make sure that they could be hired in significant numbers. Malcolm X wanted the blacks to be able to own and operate their businesses without having to rely on white business owners to get their money into their community. He believed boycotting would not be nearly as effective as just learning how to make money on your own. The civil rights speeches had to be given because blacks were being denied jobs so MLK and Malcolm X took things into their hands for change to happen because they were tired of the oppression they were