Comparing Malcolm X And Martin Luther King's Contribution To The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement consisted of social movements whose goals were to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans and to secure legal recognition and federal protection of citizen’s rights. (Painter) Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were both renown African American leaders who became prominent public figures, both advocating for black education and racial progress in America during the 1950s and 60s. Although both men had very different philosophies, both contributed to the Civil Rights Movement. Martin Luther King Jr. pushed for equal education, social and racial equality and he approached this mission using a nonviolent method. (Painter) Malcolm X on the other hand, advocated for self-education through separate

(Painter) Although both men advocated for better treatment and educational progress of African Americans, Malcolm and Martin views toward achieving these demands different heavily in the way they approached the problem blacks were facing.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a Christian organization that vowed to coordinate the actions of protest groups. ("Martin Luther King, Jr.") The goal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was to redeem the soul of America through non-violent resistance. ("Martin Luther King, Jr.") Through King, the organization grew from the support of many black churches to help in carrying out its mission. ("Martin Luther King, Jr.") King himself advocated for nonviolent social change and through this, he organized nonviolent protests and lead mass demonstrations to draw attention to the racial discrimination that weighed heavily in the south. ("Martin Luther King, Jr.") His mission was also to demand civil rights legislation to protect the rights of African-Americans during this pivotal time of racial injustice. ("Martin Luther King, Jr.")