X. pt 5

Reading Malcolm X had it's ups and downs. At times I was completely entertained, but at other times I was completely falling asleep. As I read though, and as I read comments Malcolm made about Martin Luther King. Jr, I began to think about the two leaders. Which made a bigger impact on our world? Well, both were seemingly controversial, but acted in completely different ways. To be honest, before we were asked to read the autobiography of Malcolm X, I really didn't know who he was. I heard the name but had no idea who he was or what he achieved. Then I was thinking about another black civil rights leader, MLK Jr. and I totally knew who he was. Ever since I've been little, I've been taught who MLK Jr. was. But why have we been raised learning about MLK Jr. and not Malcolm X? I tried to compare the two and one of the only things I could come up with is the fact that MLK Jr. seemed to act more peacefully when it came to promoting black civil rights. Malcolm was very obsessed with hating the whites. He was almost in a state of paranoia when it came to everything. This link is people posting what they think about MLK Jr. and Malcolm X. Most of them say that both leaders served for one cause, but others they thought that for example, Malcolm X just wanted to be a leader because of the extreme authority he gained. 

http://www.helium.com/debates/79776-was-martin-luther-king-jr-or-malcolm-x-a-better-leader-for-civil-rights-for