A Comparison Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Vs. And Malcolm X

Robert Kennedy once said, “Few will have the greatness to bend history, but each of us can walk to change a small portion of the...acts [which] will be written in the history of our generation.” Small steps usually lead to the goal one tries to achieve, and this is what happened to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Both amazing leaders had the same goal, to win racial equality; but, their approaches were very different from one another. In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message, “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963, was one of the most inspirational speeches during this harsh and cruel time towards the African Americans. This gave every African American hope hearing his dream, which was to achieve racial equality

Needless to say, the children had been split up between the many orphanages and foster homes. Due to his unforgettable childhood, Malcolm X got into the wrong crowd, and had run-ins with the law several times, this ultimately left him with an ungenerous amount of jail time. After a rough childhood to begin with, one can truly understand his anger toward the Caucasian race, in the end this is what felt was the source of all of his problems. In the speech, “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. has many differences compared to Malcolm X’s speech, but both speeches have the same purpose, to earn racial equality. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message is that racial equality can be only achieved by integrating through nonviolent resistance. Martin Luther King Jr. expressed his message when he says, “I have a dream that one day the red hills of Georgia sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering

Malcolm X’s message through his speech is that racial equality can only be achieved by forming a new nation for the African Americans to be separated by the Caucasians, along with billions of dollars for that damages that the government had caused. In his speech he stated, “The white man should be glad to give his loyal “slaves” some land so we can get out of his way and go for ourselves.” This quote that he delivered supports his message of wanting a new nation for the African Americans. His quote supports his message of the government mistreating the African Americans as if they are still loyal “slaves.” Therefore, Malcolm X demands for some land so that African Americans can feel free. Unlike Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X has a very angry and demanding tone. Malcolm X once said, “...God will erase the American government and the entire race that it favors and represents, from this planet...and God will then give the whole earth back to the original owners, the black man!” Malcolm X’s tone is very demanding. Malcolm X favorites the African Americans by only talking about his particular race. Due to his yelling throughout his speech, this is what set his demanding tone. Malcolm X had a completely different structure in his speech, rather than giving hope to the audience, Malcolm X made his speech simple