1. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Directions: In your groups, discuss the information you have read about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Then complete the Venn diagram below by writing unique characteristics of each leader in the corresponding section and characteristics common to both leaders in the middle section
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Was against the segregation of whites and blacks
Protested non violently
Ph.D. in theology
Christian
Born to a middle class family
Lead the black boycott
Wanted economic power for blacks
Followed the ideals of Ghandi
Won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize
His group was the SCLC
Both fought for civil rights
Both disagreed with each other
Both went to jail
Both assassinated
Both wanted justice and equality for African Americans
Powerful orators
Both died at 39
Had educated wives
Held global views
Both wrote letters from prison about the “struggle”
Both helped to pass laws
Fought using violence
Muslim
Great entrepreneur
Blacks should be independent of whites
Born into a poor family
Involved in the UNIA
Father was killed by white men
Father was murdered when he was 6
Grew up in a hostile environment
No high school degree
Both