Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
Black History Month
Malcolm Little:
- Believed you should fight fire with fire
- Follower of Elijah Muhammad (Islam)
- A thug and a hustler
- "If you were black you were born in jail"
- Saw white people as the enemy
- Changed his name to X because "little" is the slave master's name
Martin Luther King Jr.
- Was A non-violent protester
- Christian
- Preacher
- "I have a dream"
- believed in equal rights
Common:
- Assassinated
- Leaders
- Inspirational speeches
- Protesters
- Freedom to blacks