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How useful is the Source in showing the unity amongst Civil Rights groups?. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964. Martin Luther King Malcolm X. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964.
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How useful is the Source in showing the unity amongst Civil Rights groups? Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964
Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964 Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964 Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964 Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964 Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964 Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964 Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964 Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in 1964
Martin Luther King Malcolm X • Son of a Catholic minister. • Successful middle class family upbringing. • Saw integration as a key to success and improving Civil Rights. • Focused heavily upon voter registration and desegregation in the South. • Wanted to work alongside white politicians to achieve change. • Meet violence with non-violence. • Believed in peaceful protests. • Non violent action had failed. • Member of the Nation of Islam, a group which shared many Muslim beliefs. • Very troubled upbringing. Father had been shot by white supremacists. • Believed that integration had failed. • Believed that black people would be better off living separately or even returning to Africa. • Critical of MLK, he felt that the Civil Rights movement was wrong to work with white politicians. • He saw the White politicians as the enemy. • Wanted to help deal with all inequalities in both the North and the South. • Believed that violence should be met with violence.