Malcolm X and Gandhi

Differences and similarities

Social life

-Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar.

-His family a rich family.-He had a normal childhood.

-He got married when he was thirteen-year-old.

India.Moved to England.Back to India.Took job in South Africa.Back to India .

- Malcolm x was born on 19 May 1925 in Omaha

-His family was one of the African American families.

-He did not havea normal childhood .

Malcolm XLived in Omaha as a child.Moved to Boston as teen.Moved to Harlem as adult.Traveled U.S. for N.O.I.Went to Mecca and Africa.Returned to U.S.

Experiences and

situations

*Gandhi fought against British rule and to make the equality between peoples.

*This movement included two parts:

-Nonviolence.-Noncooperation with

British government.

-In 1952 Malcolm x left prison.

-He became a popular leader of the Nation of Islam.

- On March 12, 1964, he left the Nation of Islam.

-He proposed the establishment of a separate country for black people.

- Malcolm X also rejected the civil rights movement's strategy of nonviolence.

 Similarities Between

Gandhi and Malcolm

-They both spent a certain period of their lives in prison.- They were both smart men.

-They became famous leaders and perfect speakers.- They killed by the same way.

AssassinationGandhi : January 30, 1948 Birla House, New

Delhi.

Malcolm X : February 21, 1965 Audubon Ballroom, New York City .