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MLK and Malcolm X. WOOO Venn Diagram. Upbringing. Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X. Son of a Preacher – follower of Marcus Garvey 1 of 8 children Father dies at young age, Mom takes over. Neglect? Pan-Africanism. Son of a Minister 2 nd of 3 children - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MLK and Malcolm X
WOOO Venn Diagram
Upbringing
Martin Luther King, Jr.• Son of a Minister
• 2nd of 3 children
• Loving, Catholic Family strong Catholic values
• Love thy neighbor
Malcolm X• Son of a Preacher – follower
of Marcus Garvey
• 1 of 8 children
• Father dies at young age, Mom takes over. Neglect?
• Pan-Africanism
Marcus Garvey1887-1940
Who?
• Political leader, orator, entrepreneur, journalist and much more
• Strong proponent of Black Nationalism and Pan Africanism
• Pan Africanism: ideology and movement that is based on the belief that black unity is vital for economic, social and political progress
• Started the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities (Imperial) League (UNIA-ACL)
Youth
MLK• Successful in school
• 15, passes entrance exam to the Morehouse University
• Crozer seminary, then Boston College Ph. D in theology
Malcolm X• Successful in school
• Drops out at 15, lives with his sister in Boston
• Street life catches up to him, sentenced to 8-10 years
Influences
MLK• Catholic family
• Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi nonviolent resistance in India– Showed MLK that through
unrelenting love and determination, true freedom can be achieved
Malcolm X• Found Islam while in prison
– Celebrated his black history while rejecting white society and its values
– Life of abstinence– Thought that the white race
was brainwashing African Americans to be patient and docile.
Civil Rights Movement
MLK• Great speaker, became
nationally known after Rosa Parks
• Formed the SCLC• Part of the Birmingham
Campaign of 1963– Wrote famous “Letter from a
Birmingham Jail”
• “I have a dream” August 1963
Malcolm X• Also a gifted public speaker,
was a proponent of self-determination and self defense for African Americans
• Preached anti-white rhetoric, separation of races
• Broke from Islam 1963• Formed the OAAU
Too soon
MLK• Murdered on April 4, 1968
39 years old
Malcolm X• Assassinated on February
21, 1965 39 years old
To YouTube, awaaayyy
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4PqLKWuwyU