The Civil Rights Movement began around 1955. After the Supreme Court’s decision in the Brown vs. the Board of Education case, the Civil Rights Movement erupted greatly in the south. This decision sparked a revolution that would forever change America. The movement involved African-Americans, as well as white supporters. Although Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X seemed to have mutual respect and warmth, as shown in the picture of their only meeting, their philosophies were quite different from each other (Document A). During the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr’s philosophy made the most sense for America because it helped push African Americans forward, promoted peace through nonviolence and love, and also strived to make everyone equal and together, bringing about the most change.
One of King’s biggest goals was bettering the way of life in the black community. As far as education went, he felt that “Negroes and whites [should] study side by in the socially healing context of the classroom,” (Document D) in order to receive the same education. No matter how strong opposition was, people like the the Little Rock Nine students fought for equal opportunity. It’s evident that Malcolm X was trying to push the African American communities backwards. By the 1960’s, Negroes were already enrolled in White schools but he was encouraging blacks to establish all black institutes and educational workshops (Document E). Not only were good jobs hard to come by, but families lived poor because of it. The white man was very reluctant in hiring blacks, which influenced Mr. King to call for the “refusal to cooperate economically with the forces and institutions which perpetuate evil.” By following King’s economic principle, the SCLC managed to increase the income of the Negro community (Document F). Although, Malcolm X agreed with creating jobs, he felt that they didn’t need to go boycotting and picketing in order to get it done. He grew up in a rough lifestyle...