Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King & Malcolm X

The perception of reporters, political leaders and the public was that Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were opponents in the Civil Rights Movement. They were portrayed that way in the media but in reality they were not rivals, they were both dedicated to the same goals. They differed in opinion on how to reach the goal, but even their opinions were not that far apart. Each had a strong opinion which was conditioned …

…their position and status in the American society. Both men were killed trying to find justice in the United States. Both were assassinated in an effort to stop their influence among the African American community. Fortunately, their assassinations made them even more influential in death than in life. Their work is carried on by the people they left behind to the betterment of the African American community, but also the American people as a whole.