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SWBAT compare and contrast Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. by analyzing the actions of both leaders

 It was a movement that began in the 1960s in the US.  It was led primarily by African Americans

 It fought for civil rights, specifically for African Americans  Voting rights, equality, desegregation, etc.

 There were many leaders of the Civil Rights Movement  Two major leaders are Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.  Both are remembered for their ideologies, actions, and speeches

 He was known for being an advocate for African American rights.  He blamed white America for its “crimes against Negroes”  He advocated separation of whites and blacks  He encouraged African American racial pride and the Pan-African Movement

 It is a movement that encourages the solidarity and racial pride of Africans worldwide  Malcolm X was a major leader of the movement and felt all people of African descent should unite together to fight against suppression

 He was known for being an advocate for African American rights.  He fought through nonviolent civil disobedience (examples?)  Many of his speeches focused around integration and desegregation, including his “I Have A Dream” speech given during the March on Washington, 1963

 Synonym to desegregation  Means to combine races and create a world where everyone lives together peacefully

“I Have A Dream”

“Message to the Grassroots” Clip