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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X . Civil Rights Activists. Basic Views of Martin Luther King, Jr. Preached the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi Non-violence, least resistance Believed in equality of the races; unity of all people “The time is always right to do what is right.” – MLK, Jr.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X

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  1. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X Civil Rights Activists

  2. Basic Views of Martin Luther King, Jr. Preached the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi Non-violence, least resistance Believed in equality of the races; unity of all people “The time is always right to do what is right.” – MLK, Jr.

  3. Basic Views of Malcolm X Rejected both integration and racial equality Called for separation, black pride and self- dependence Preached force and violence “by any means necessary”

  4. Childhood Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X Born – Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, NE Grew up in Lansing, MI after family home burned by KKK Father murdered in 1931 Mother put into a mental hospital in 1939 Spent youth in detention homes Moved in with sister in Boston • Born – Michael Luther King, Jr. on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, GA • Booker T. Washington High School • Early admission to Morehouse College in 1944 at age 15 • Received his PhD. In Systematic Theology from Boston University in 1955, age of 26

  5. Timeline for Malcolm X 1946 – arrested and imprisoned for burglary in MA; embraces ideas of Black Muslim faith (Nation of Islam) and converts

  6. Read and copied dictionary; read extensively • Released in 1952; takes name Malcolm X to rid himself of his slave name • Meets Elijah Muhammad, the current leader of the Black Muslims • Malcolm X becomes their most popular speaker Video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Encg20dlhHQ&feature=related

  7. Dec. 1963 - Suspended for comments made regarding death of John F. Kennedy • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzuOOshpddM • March, 1964 – Malcolm X leaves Nation of Islam, starts Muslim Mosque, Inc.

  8. Malcolm X makes holy pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca (western city in Saudi Arabia) • Realizes Muslims are all races; united by common beliefs

  9. Assassination of Malcolm X • February 21, 1965 – Malcolm X is killed at a rally in New York City; three Black Muslims are convicted for the murder

  10. Timeline for Martin Luther King, Jr. 1955 – elected president of Montgomery Improvement Association – helped with the bus boycott

  11. Arrested in Alabama • April, 1963 – arrested for protesting. Wrote about his concerns and criticized the pace of justice of civil rights for Black Americans in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

  12. “I Have a Dream” • August 28, 1963 – after meeting with President John F. Kennedy, King delivers the “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to an estimated 250,000 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcbpGK9_aw

  13. King earns the Nobel Peace Prize • 1964 – for his efforts; prize money ($54,600) turned over to further the movement

  14. Assassination of King • April 4, 1968 – on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN • Killed by James Earl Ray • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98k-pjN6nl0&feature=related

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