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Influences of MLK Jr. & Malcolm X in Shaping the USA

Explore how Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X influenced the USA in the turbulent 1950s and 1960s, shaping the country's direction through nonviolence and armed resistance. Learn about their different approaches and ultimate impact on American society.

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Influences of MLK Jr. & Malcolm X in Shaping the USA

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  1. Examining The USA Based on the influences of Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcolm X By: Daryn Carlin

  2. Background Information • 1950s and 1960s • USA, specifically the south • Begins with Plessey v. Ferguson (1896) & continues with Brown v. Board of Education (1954) • MLK (Nonviolence/passive resistance) • Malcolm X (Violence/armed resistance/by any means necessary) • Malcolm X slowly moved off his violence stand and was moving towards nonviolence before he was assassinated

  3. Background Info. (con.) • MLK Principles of Nonviolence • Malcolm X and the NOI • Protest, peace rallies, speeches, church involvement, boycott

  4. Research Question • In what ways did MLK Jr. and Malcolm X influence the country before their untimely deaths?

  5. Thesis Statement • MLK Jr. and Malcolm X influenced the country by providing a voice, leadership and promoting change in a country that was headed in the wrong direction.

  6. Textual Evidence • “There is little hope for us until we become tough-minded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and downright ignorance.” – MLK • “For years now we have heard the word ‘Wait!’ It rings in the ear of every Negro with piercing familiarity” – MLK • “They issued two-foot-long cattle prods. Lingo also laid in a complete supply of tear gas with wide-nozzle guns capable of spraying gas over a broad area…” – We Shall Overcome

  7. Textual Evidence (Con.) • “So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.” – Malcolm X

  8. Reason • I wanted to explore the time period and the significance that these two leaders had on our country.

  9. What Did I Learn? • I learned more in depth about their principles and the differences between the two. • They never technically worked together. • They met in person only once at a press conference.

  10. Significance • This is important because it helped shape how our country is today

  11. Bibliography • The Autobiography of Malcolm X • X, Malcolm. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Ballantine Books, 1964. • The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. • King Jr., Martin Luther, and Coretta Scott King. The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. New York: New Market Press, 1996. • We Shall Overcome Vol. II • Garrow, David J. We Shall Overcome: Vol. 2 of The Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Brooklyn, NY.: Carlson Publishing Inc, 1989.

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