Who was a more effective leader for African-Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King or Malcolm X? Why?
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I am Muslim but I still think Dr. Martin Luther King was a more effective leader.  He had a mission and that was getting equality and right to vote for people of all races in the United States through peaceful means.  Peaceful means is always more effective than violence. He could have been a better political leader for blacks than Jesse Jackson if he was alive.  Look at Mandela and Gandhi.  The Palestinians could learn a few lessons.  Sucide bombers is not the answer.\n\nMalcolm X had more anger and hatred in him and got pulled into a racist movement which was the "Nation of Islam".  He wanted to highlight the plight of blacks in America and bring in the notion of black superiority.  Later on in his life he went to hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca and embrased true Islam and its unversalist concepts, by then he was assasinated.
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He was born as Malcolm Little.  While in prison for burglary, Malcolm Little adopted the Black Muslim faith and became a minister of the Nation of Islam upon his release in 1952. As Malcolm X, he was a charismatic advocate of black separatism who rejected Martin Luther King, Jr.'s policies of non-violence. Malcolm X broke with the Nation of Islam in 1964. That same year he made a pilgrimage to Mecca and shortly afterwards he embraced orthodox Islam and took the name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. He recanted some of his earlier more strident viewpoints on race, though he remained a staunch advocate of "black power." He was shot to death by a group of men while giving a speech in New York City in 1965; some of the men had connections to the Nation of Islam, though a formal tie between that group and the assassination was never proven.
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dr. king wanted equality in all aspects of life for all people. his fight was not only for "his race" but for all races. he wanted equal pay, equal opportunity, equal treatment..etc. all of the things promiced in the emancipation proclamation. he wanted his children and his children's children to not grow up with racism. he fought for freedom against persecution for everyone...women, children, men, blacks, whites, hispanics, asians, anyone in the united states.
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mlk , who? oh ! you mean the antichrist.
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They both appear on U.S. stamps.  They both have streets and schools named after them.\nDr. King was the leader of the Civil Right movement.\n\nCesar Chevez was the leader of the United Farmworker Union.  He was born in Arizona. He was anti-illegal aliens.\nIn 1969, Chevez and members of the UFW marched through the Imperial and Coachella Valley to the border of Mexico to protest growers' use of Illegal Aliens.
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I'd have to say Theodore.  He launched the US into the world power that we are today.  Franklin got us thru the depression, but it took World War 2 to get us OUT of the depression.
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Dr. Martin Luther king, Jr.
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he was very peaceful however he advocated a separation between whites and blacks. he urged blacks to start their own organizations and reject regular, white based culture to make their own unique one. He was a freedom rider as well.
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Martin luther King was born in and grew up in Atlanta Georgia.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Malcolm X was a radical who spewed hate and inequality, he was no different from the leaders of the KKK.
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Well, if you want a civil rights leader there's Martin Luther King Jr. But, if you're wanting a really interesting project, you can do your report on German Dictator, Adolf Hitler. That's just two of the thousands of possibilities.
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:}\ntry these\nMalcolm X : A Research Site\nAn excellent resource for those doing a project on the life of Malcolm X. Providing a very detailed timeline of his life, among many other things, ...\nwww.brothermalcolm.net/ - 7k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nwelcome to malcolm-x.org\nA comprehensive site about the life and times of Malcolm X. Includes a picture gallery, and a timeline.\nwww.malcolm-x.org/ - 10k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nMalcolm X\nAdaptation of the pamphlet, "Malcom X: Why I Embraced Islam." Includes timeline, biography and links.\nwww.colostate.edu/Orgs/MSA/find_more/m_x.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nMalcolm X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nThis article refers to Malcolm X the man. For the biographical movies of the same name, ... The Autobiography of Malcolm X and local folklore held that, ...\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X - 82k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nElke Moritz: Malcolm X\nAn informative site, one of the first Malcolm X sites on the Web. Contains an essay comparing the path of Martin Luther King, Jr. to Malcolm X.\nwww.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~moritz/malcolm.html - 6k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nThe Official Web Site of Malcolm X\nOfficial Web Site of Malcolm X, includes biography, photos and more.\nwww.cmgworldwide.com/historic/malcolm/home.php - 13k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nMalcolm X (1992)\nMalcolm X - Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussion, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Photos, Showtimes, Link to Official Site, Fan Sites.\nwww.imdb.com/title/tt0104797/ - 49k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nMalcolm X College of Chicago\nNews, faculty and staff, directory, financial aid, student services and student life, academic programs, admissions.\nmalcolmx.ccc.edu/ - 53k - Cached - Similar pages\n\nMalcolm X\nBlack nationalist who advocated self-help, self-defense, and education. Assassinated in 1965.\nwww.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/malcolmx.htm - 31k - Cached - Similar pages
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Two come to mind quickly.\n\nClara Barton- she did heroic work with her life, the heart of a lion that woman and she established the Red Cross.\n\nMartin Luther King Jr.- always admired him. I think he stands for every American's American Dream....one of a better life.\n\nThe idea is new so I  would go with a quarter on both.
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Malcolm X has a change of beliefs shortly before his death.  During his trip to Mecca, Malcolm discovers that Whites and Blacks can live together. He then believes that he has been too narrow minded in the past and excepts whites.  he realizes that it is not the color of ones skin but their character that should determine if they are good or bad.  He dies alot more open to ides than most think.
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Other great leaders with drive and commitment to their cause would include Patrick Henry, Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. (December 19, 1899–November 11, 1984) was a Baptist minister, an early civil rights leader and an advocate for social justice. He was also the father of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born in 1929. The elder King led the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and his personal example helped inspire Martin Luther King Jr. to enter the ministry. King Sr. was also a significant leader of the civil rights movement, becoming the head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter in Atlanta and of the Civic and Political League, and encouraging his son to become active in the movement. After King Jr.'s death, his father continued to be active in public life, and played a role in Jimmy Carter's presidential victory in 1976.