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This paper compares the philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X as civil rights activists. It looks at the differences in their methods, King's belief in civil disobedience and nonviolence and Malcolm X's belief in the use of aggressive action violence. It also looks at the committment of both to social change and considers the challenges that current civil rights leaders face.

Tags:Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., civil disobedience, Nation of Islam, non-violence, civil rights

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The paper discusses how Martin Luther King, Jr. made a difference in the lives of people in the 1900's and he continues to affect the lives of people today as they are motivated by his life. The paper describes how Martin Luther King, Jr. was a husband, a father, a minister, a leader, an author, and an inspirational speaker. The paper asserts that Martin Luther King, Jr. changed America through his actions and his faith in the American dream.

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""History is indeed made up of significant events which shape our future and outstanding leaders who influence our destiny" (Sylester). Martin Luther King, Jr. made a difference in the lives of people in the 1900's and he continues to affect the lives of people today as they are motivated by his life. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a husband, a father, a minister, a leader, an author, and an inspirational speaker. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed America through his actions and his faith in the American dream. The first place to start in recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. is to look at his life. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 19, 1929 into a..."

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The paper explores the leadership style of Martin Luther King, Jr. More specifically, the paper describes King's leadership style in terms of personal characteristics and traits. The paper then describes how Martin Luther King Jr. approached the Birmingham Campaign and provides a critique of how he handled this matter.

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"The following discussion explores the leadership style of Martin Luther King, Jr. More specifically, the current discussion describes King's leadership style in terms of personal characteristics and traits. In addition, the current study describes how Martin Luther King Jr. approached the Birmingham Campaign and provides a critique of how he handled this matter. Provided this assessment, discussion turns to an examination of how King's leader's style had a positive and/or negative impact on his ability to effectively lead his organization. The primary..."

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This study examines the nature of civil disobedience within the religious anti-racism platform of Civil Rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. This paper compares the work of Martin Luther King to the secular doctrines of civil disobedience in the writings of Henry David Thoreau, a secular society application of non-violence that need not be separated from religion. King was a highly religious man, and he used religion to inspire strength in his community by adhering to Biblical principles.

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This paper examines how both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X used their writings and speeches to counteract and negate white racism. The author points out that the main difference between the ideologies of two Civil Rights activist is the polarity of violent and non violent. The paper relates that King did not see violence as a sensible means to change average white Americans to supporting black equality in government and social status.

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"This race study examines the contrary opinions about fighting racism that existed between Martin Luther King Jr. and another race activist in the Civil Rights era, Malcolm X. The use of violence to win the freedom of black people in America is presented in Malcolm X's speech "Message to the Grass Roots". Contrary to this message of violence toward white authority, Martin Luther King sought non-violent methods of activism to help change white America's negative opinions on the black race. In this manner, both King and Malcolm X offer two polarized opinions about violence and non-violence that existed within the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The message of violent action against white racist society is clearly portended in the speech "Message to the Grassroots". "

Tags:king, race, activism

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This paper draws on the writings and speeches of both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X in order to compare and contrast their differing ideologies and approaches to social issues during the later 20th century. The paper discusses the childhoods of both men and their most important influences, along with a description of their audience. The author also explains both men's ideologies and strategies in achieving equal rights in the United States in the 1950s-1970s.

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"Dr. King and Malcolm X strived to achieve equality for blacks under the law, more specifically, voting rights, desegregation, and more representation in government and politics. However, both men differed immensely in their tactics and strategies. For Dr. King, the negotiations could be brought about by the persistence of a nonviolent plan where, the oppressed people's determination would overcome the will of the oppressor in the hearts and minds of the nation. He firmly believed in the principles of Mahatma Gandhi's method of nonviolence resistance, which had been successful in driving the British out of India. For example, according to King, one of the resisters, or black mans goals is not to humiliate the opponent, (the white man) but to win his friendship and understanding. Dr. King proposed a passive resistance, based on "the conviction that the universe is on the side of justice" ("Pilgrimage to Non Violence" King, 112). He claimed the center of nonviolence is based on the principle of love, or understanding. Dr. King emphasized that the white man should not be held responsible for the minorities and blacks being oppressed. Here is where the two leaders oppose each other. Malcolm X felt social injustice and racism had endured too long, and it was time for a new approach. He said, "I don't mean go out and get violent; but at the same time you should never be nonviolent unless you run into some nonviolence." (Malcolm X, 34) Malcolm X did not necessarily want to seek out violence, but under the existing circumstances, he felt that blacks were justified to retaliate violently. Not only did Malcolm X blame the white man for oppressing blacks, but also he blamed the American government and both political parties. Malcolm X felt he had the right to take, not ask, for the rights that blacks naturally deserved."

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The paper discusses how in his "Letter From Birmingham Jail" Martin Luther King, Jr. responded to the clergy of Birmingham that called for his ending the marches and demonstrations that were taking place in a city that was considered by King and his fellow civil rights activists to be the most segregated city in the United States. The paper explains that the clergy had published a letter specifying that the demonstrations were creating an upheaval within the social order of Birmingham that was damaging to the future of the Black population, because the clergy wanted to peacefully negotiate with the hierarchy of the city for civil rights.

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The paper explores how in his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. harnessed rhetorical oratory to advance the cause of racial justice. The paper examines King's vision and his verbal art.

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"Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" Speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Washington DC in August to the massive march he spear-headed and to a nation-wide and world-wide television audience. The speech is a historical and rhetorical landmark of text and context; it helped secure the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act and helped earn King the Nobel Peace Prize."

Tags:Civil Rights, King, racial, justice, rhetorical, English, Rhetoric / Communications, American history, Sociology / race

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This paper discusses how Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X both fought for the cause of civil rights, defended the same color of people, combated the same problem of racism, and paid for this resistance to black oppression with their lives, and yet held two completely different plans to bring an end to racial discrimination. The paper relates that their conflicting values in this regard are made apparent in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots" and that these values lead to two completely different ideas about how to end racial discrimination. Through a comparison of the content of these two works, it attempts to show that Martin Luther King Jr. shows more promise as a leader than Malcolm X through his sound reasoning, flexibility, and a classier way of classification.

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"King, however, acknowledges that society is multi-faceted (which is not surprising for one who graduated with a sociology degree); he mentions five different people groups in his letter: the white supremacists, the white moderates, the complacent Negroes, the black nationalists, and the nonviolent abolitionists. Like Malcolm X, King also brings up upper-middle class blacks in a negative light, but he describes them as "complacent," not controlling or power-hungry. King goes onto mention the other end of the Negro community spectrum, the black nationalists led by Malcolm X, and rather than taking an attacking approach of his rival, he explains that X's violent cause is the result of the people's immense frustration with racial discrimination (King 520). "I have tried to stand between these two forces saying that we need not follow the 'do-nothing-ism' of the complacent or the hatred and despair of the black nationalist." (King 520) His proposal for responding to racism is to stay in between the two extremes of the Negro community by practicing nonviolent protest - to be firm, but not belligerent."

Tags:abolitionists, negroes, blacks, racism, birmingham, jail

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The purpose of this paper is to discuss the different leadership styles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Also included, is a discussion of the obstacles Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. faced while diagnosing civil rights issues and implementing leadership strategies in the 1960s. The researcher also examines leadership in modern organizations juxtaposed with the Dr. Martin Luther King's leadership.

Tags:african, american, civil, non, protests, rights, violent, visionary