Martin Luther King vs. Malcolm X The 1950’s and 1960’s were eras of major discord between black and white races in the United States. The ever present and unsettling realm of discrimination and disorder began in the Southern states. Civil rights issues became the norm during this period. Two of the more prominent leaders of the civil rights struggle were Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Although these leaders had the same end …showed first 75 words of 814 total…

…showed last 75 words of 814 total…the exact same goals, the equality of blacks and whites. In order to achieve this equality, both men pursued two highly contrasting methods of protest. Although they differed greatly on the philosophies they used to obtain their goal, they shared a common struggle. Dr. King and Malcolm X addressed their messages differently about black respect and pride but they both had the same goal in mind. That goal was to achieve equality between all races.