Mlk and Mx
Two men, two leaders, who fought for the equality of blacks, and made a great impact for the African Americans. Both Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X used their own tactics to what they believed would be helpful in achieving Equality for the African American Race. They used political, economic, and social ideas in their fight for equality, but lets focus on the social standpoint of this topic Equality. Martin luther king was a man who believed in integration, getting the blacks and whites to come together as one, and used nonviolence as a way to show love and peace as well, but also to show that equality is something that doesn't have to be fought for, with violence but can be shown through peaceful efforts. Malcolm X on the other hand had his own idea that you can't just sit around and wait for things to happen, or for things to be handed to you, but to get up and take action, and he wasn't afraid to fight back with violence. He was for separatism and believed that blacks should have their own community and run their own government. That way the relationship between the African Americans can be preserved and held up. That the interaction with each other would hold them up and together as a race and that way, they would treat each other equally. Martin luther king jr.’s definition of social equality was using integration between the blacks and the whites, and that all men of society, no matter the color of their skin, should be treated equally. Martin luther king wanted blacks and whites to come together as one body of people, he believed that desegregation wasn't enough to receive the highest level of freedom in society and to get the black and white races to work together, that integration would allow this to happen so the people would be on one level. He says that he may do well in places that are desegregated but will never know his full capacity of his role in society without being in a society of integration. Integration allows for more capacity