Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Compared
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Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X were both civil rights leaders seeking to solve the problems of racism and inequality in the United States and provided leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, but they did so in different ways. Martin Luther King, following the example of W.E.B. Du Bois, pursued integration with whites on an equal basis. He sought cooperation with sympathetic white leaders and pledged himself to the doctrine of nonviolence. Malcolm X, in the tradition of Marcus Garvey, saw a better solution in black nationalism. Like our Founding Fathers, Malcolm X refused to embrace nonviolence and swore to uphold his rights by any means necessary.
This video should be helpful for AP US History students who are seeking to make meaningful comparisons between civil rights leaders.
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*"While King is having a dream, We are living in nightmares"*
-Malcolm X
can you please tell me where you got the quote from?
please tell me where you got this quote from
Martin had that dream since 1963.
Please, do some research.
Mayowa Ogunlade Malcolm x passed away in 1965, I have a dream speech took place in 1963🤷🏾♂️ looks like you don’t know your history bro
this is a good quote, but Malcolm actually said " I don't see any American dream, i see an American nightmare"
MLK talked about dreams, Malcolm addressed reality
Facts
While thats true in the sense of the end result in terms of achieving the goal Mlk had a reasonable approach while Malcolm x originally had an ideology that would have had a black vs white war in America that blacks would have lost But I most also add Malcolm x himself said after going to Mecca that he agreed with martins way of thinking and that he wished he had seen his vision earlier
Difference is MLK got shit done unlike Malcolm who didn't do anything and just talked
Malcolm didn't do anything that you benefit from today, MLK got more accomplished and actually got legislation passed and laws changed that helped to improve the lives of black and brown people and that's not a dream it's facts. Other than lip service tell me something that Malcolm did that you benefit from today, I'll wait 😒
@@andrethompson2034 Malcolm's ideology "by any means necessarry" still resonates till this day, and a lot of youth are inspired by Malcolm X compared to MLK, people of color and black people still discriminated today, police brutality still aimed toward black people in general. It hasnt really changed that much, look at George Floyd's protest for example. After his pilgrimage to Mecca Malcolm X was the only black leader who think on an international level..If only Malcolm lived 5 years more he'd no doubt would push USA to the United Nations and force them to pass the strongest civil rights bills that they have ever passed..because he had forged ties with many african and asian nations to support the african american struggles for "human rights" not "civil rights"....MLK who only think on a domestic level unfortunately only realized this after Malcolm's death and he got killed for it.
Malcolm X was an eloquent speaker who spoke with honesty and truthfulness.
He was a black supremacist you know that right he didn't think everyone is equal he thought black people are the supreme race
oofingberg I suggest you go back and read more about Malcolm X as your comment reflects lack of understanding about what he was aiming to achieve. He was a passionate and brilliant speaker who believed in his vision of human rights.
@@oofingberg you're clearly exposing your lack of Education about Malcolm X! So sad
@@oofingberg After hajj he believe race are equel
No he was a self proclaimed black nationalist who hated white people and said they where evil. MLK was the true hero in the civil rights movement.
Remember that
Malcolm X was self taught
MLK was being taught at schools
That should speak for itself
th-cam.com/video/2xsbt3a7K-8/w-d-xo.html the real mlk
doesn't say anything mlk actually got shit done
@@MD-gz7ns what has he done other than loving your enemy and pray for those who hurt you?
People of color and black people are still discriminated until this day through police brutality and other forms of discriminations.
@@afud1015 He got major legislation done. If we resort to violence race relations won't get better. MLK was smart enough to understand that violence would only breed negative stereotypes.
@@MD-gz7ns what kind of a person who is oppressed and not defending himself? Malcolm's message was simply defend yourself if you are discriminated against and fight for your own independece...Americans fought for their own indepence, there's a phrase that says "liberty or death" what does that mean?
The US dont want black people to be militant and think internationally..
Malcolm after he broke out with the NOI, he established his own organization, forged ties with african and asian nationalist leaders and became allies which then planned to push the US to the United Nations for crime against "human rights" he did this so that the US would be forced to pass the strongest civil rights bill that they have ever passed under the auspices of the UN... that's why he got killed for it, because he realized that the problem is not about civil rights but human rights...unfortunately MLK wasnt smart enough to realize this earlier
Thank you for speaking the truth about Malcolm X. And especially the part when you explained how Nation of Islam isn’t related the real Islam
Respect to this presentation. Fair and unbiased review.
That sounds just like a reply from a racist white boy who don't want to admit how important the Nation of Islam was to the advancement of black people.
Is it all religions and beliefs subjective. How can someone who don't believe in any form of Islam state that the Nation of Islam is not is not Islam. That's like a Hindu same Catholicism it's not real Christianity. What dead again white people defined everything in this world. So who can argue with them?
NATION Of Islam Has Improved Itself They Now Practice The True Religion Of Islam
The Nation Of Islam Has Changed To A New Form. The Form Of Sunni Islam But They Still Are Committed To Helping Black People. Is That Bad, No It Isn't But You See It As So
Malcolm is the wake , the voice ,the revolution , the defender
I appreciate the fact that you understood that Malcolm was not advocating indiscriminate violence. This is a point of contention that a lot of people could not seem to understand in regards to him, or understood it and pretended not to. It's a big difference between walking up to a man and hitting him for no apparent reason. And defending yourself against that attack.
Thank you @Michael Wilks. Sound this for the whole world especially black people to hear. You said it all. Some of my family members, some of my family friends and I spent years studying both men’s approaches, especially that of Malcom, right from the late 80s in Africa.
Some of my African friends took the name Malcolm X because of his audacity and intelligence. He said it all without fear or fret, and never shied from correcting any of his wrong opinions or beliefs especially, after he toured the world. He understood pan-Africanism to the core which led him to attend OAU meetings in Africa and visiting African countries like Ghana, Morrocco,Lagos, Nigeria where he took the name, the people called him Omo Wale (Yoruba translation: the son has returned home). He was an enigmatic African warrior who had meetings with African leaders on the way forward for African nations’ independence then.
@@okekedominic2449 Thank you brother Malcolm understood the importance of people like you and I joining forces. And realizing that our most basic common link is the pigmentation permeating and circumferencing both our skin. As well as our shared experience of oppression at the hands of the white man .Because as he said they don't brutalize and kill us because we're Catholic, or because we're Mulsim, or because we reside in different parts of the world( modification). They brutalize and kill us because we're black plain and simple. Whether some of us want to believe it or not, none of us are exempt from that sentence none of us. So his goal was to reunite us in this commonality. And to link the Africans and African Americans together in their long lost kinship. Because as the old saying goes united we stand divided we fall, peace brother.
Michael Wilks you have nailed it. I appreciate. He was never violent- it was all about standing up for our rights and dignity as human person, just as Bob Marley rightly sang.
@@okekedominic2449 Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights, get up stand up don't give up the fight. Brother Bob also understood the necessity of a united front among all our ranks.
You get malcolm x better than some black people get him
X definitely needed King because he would’ve gotten the movement dismantled easily.
nono4564 you silly. X was a traitor and a communist. He was literally trying to destroy the black race and turned his back on his leader. He had more fights with black ppl and got killed by black ppl.
nono4564 You would have to be an idiot to not know X was with the Nation. Louis said the nation dealt with the traitor. X was too busy trying to destroy the civil rights and forgot where he came from. He was a huge agitation to the movement.
Louis Strong you’re delusional & terribly misinformed
Thebigchief the Nation of Islam murdered him. Get over it.
Malcolm was above his league. Nobody can match him still..
Bull shit. MLK made him look dumb AF
Yes
His teaching was not understood then nor are they understood now . A True Revolutionist.
Let's invoke him in the best way we can and do our way within the context of the modern times. I think we can still do what Malcom X proposed, and through business and entrepreneurship.
Not true today in that nobody can match him. But time will tell.
MLK was appealing to whites and MX was necessary for blacks. MLK fought for inclusivity, while MX fought for black elevation.
MLK was a time killer for both white and black. Spoke with no real effect, sorry to those who love him but that'sthe truth. MX was carrying all blacks on his back alone and he was strong enough so they shot him.
They both played their parts that was needed.
@@AbS-jo9nr Ain't nobody who is smart enough doesn't love malco x
King was also for black elevation. I don't know how many of his books you've read, but in his autobiography and also "Where Do We Go From Here--Chaos Or Community?" he advocates black psychological upliftment. His 1965 speech in Philadelphia and his 1967 "Black and beautiful" speech elevates the black community, too.
@@AbS-jo9nr mlk actually got legislation passed dumbfuck
Your take on Malcolm X is what I been saying for years. Black Americans would be so far right now if we would listen to both of them. However, the sad part is, their voice was silent and there movements was water down.
Agree and look what happened now
I'm English and to be honest I know nothing about the civil rights movement.
MLK yes I've heard off but more through his assassination.
Nothing about their political stand points.
And probably been swayed towards MLK really due to the media.
Both? Just Marcus Garvey, Booker T. Washington, and Malcom X
@@_VISION.
Martin actually began to come around to understanding that same truth. This is why he was ultimately assassinated. and there are facts you can check on that in his interviews from 1967 up until his assassination and in J. Edgar Hoovers recorded accounts of MLK particularly when he was being marked fir assassination for rejecting his "obedience to white liberal doctrine."
Malcolm X wanted oppressed to become independent and have strong mentality ... That's called courage .. bravery whate Malcolm X propagated ..
Martin Luther King had a Dream! Malcolm lived it! He witnesswd it when he went performing Hajj!
Exactly, Mashallah 🤲🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
Malcolm X was violent and divisive while MLK was inclusive and will forever be loved.
@@diane5140 without Malcom x I don't think mlk would have gotten as far.
Mlk had a dream, and now he is with god.
@@diane5140really Malcolm x was realistic while Dr King goals was very lofty.
Give me Malcolm X
I'll take Martin Luther King anyday
Malcom x anyday of the week, self defense.
@Thug Rose I agree with integration as well , but only if the law of the land is on your side. Non violent protest to integrate and getting brutalized by police didn't seem like good critical thinking skills to me. Why to patronize other people businesses whom rather discriminate against you? At the end of the day America need to admit what we had was not a civil rights problem, but a human rights problem. Still do. We still have mass poverty among African Americans, more money put towards a military industrial complex and prison then to social reform. America still owe reparations, and it should still be an ongoing conversation. Mlk wanted a check to put towards stimulate the economy , black business ownership, same for Malcolm but he wanted to take it a step further by requesting land.
Paul Lunsford 🤨
Facts peaceful protests change absolutely nothing never have and never will mlk was intelligent but at the end of the day he was someone white people could use and did use malcom ove mlk any day
Most people in the comment section prefer Malcolm instead of MLK. That's a big change from the earlier generation where people looked at MLK, and Malcolm X was not known as he is now. Thanks to the internet and TH-cam people have listened to Malcolm X speeches now they know how they were manipulated by the media.
Any intelligent person who has an even moderate grasp of history will realize, even if they don't say it, that Malcolm was probably right. The black man needed to stand up for himself, fight for his dignity by any means necessary and build his own community, separate from that of his oppressor
Facts MLK was obsessed with white wmn n wanted to mingle with them freely. Malcom just wanted us to do our own thing n stop being yes men to white ppl.
@@vanbeet5105 Yes because thatll go down well
@@vanbeet5105 Yes, obviously what Malcolm said was true, however, yt folk of that era are looking for any small thing to use against the civil rights movement. So without MLK a revolution is still impossible.
finally one person who wouldn't misconstrue Malcolm's words and call them violence to belittle his good intent
Malcolm X was far ahead of his time comparison with king is so so low Malcolm was not just ahead of king but was far ahead of is era, white men will always say king because that's the kind of protest they wanted,
👏👏the Las line
The moment when MLK has done more to improve black lives in America than X has done:
Is that a bad thing though?
To be honest? When it's all said and done both are amazing upstanding black icons but I have no idea how anybody went with what Martin was spewing. Give me Malcolm any day
StrawHat Luffy lol but look at what all the peaceful protests around the us did. Got the charges and changes are being worked on as we speak
StrawHat Luffy what I think is that you need both. peaceful protests because if you only have riots then you’ll cause more damage than healing. If you only have peaceful protests, there’s no urgency and the peaceful protesters can be ignored and pushed over.
StrawHat Luffy btw just as a habit, try not to call everyone that disagrees with your opinions a fool. You can debate things without going at someone’s character.
But without Martin we all could not live and work together...
To be honest...Malcom didn't do shit for blacks. Because of King, we won Civil Rights. Because of King, we have black millionaires and billionaires. Because of King, we had a black President. MLK succeeded in the long run. Malcom's ideology failed
When I talk to people about Malcolm X and do my best to explain and articulate his philosophy and teachings, I get the typical negligent response "Violence is never the answer though" and I continue with, "If you're family is threatened, someone barges in YOUR house, you won't defend by any means necessary?"
Yeah but that completely different than wantonly killing white people to send a message. The whole point of "ballots then bullets" is meant as an ultimatum not an appeal to self preservation. Its this philosophy that lead the black panthers to kill whites and intimidate people at the ballots which is no different than what the Klan did.
So starting a race war would solve it?
They don't like truth. They want to associate him with anger and militancy and violence when he was the exact opposite
@@GODISGREAT_12 You clearly haven't read the “ballot or the bullet” speech.
@@Vince_theStormChaser yea I have
Malcolm X is gift from God
100% agree
💯
Facts
more like a gift from allah
If God doesn't exist, then what is Malcolm X?
Malcom was a Human Rights activist by way of education and evolution. He was my hero the only black man I ever looked up to and hoped to learn from, and I did. He taught me man means mind. If you don't mature as you age you will continue to be misled, run a muck, and robbed. And in some cases murdered. Never forget your enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy. Look around.
You're right comparing X to our forefathers
goated
Malcom X wasnt bought..he was truth
I’m a conservative and I can appreciate Malcolm X
Then you have issues.
@@infinitecanadian Because he's a "conservative " lol ok🤦♂️
@@ultamatehypersonic85 Conservatives don't have issues. Those who like Malcolm X have issues.
@@infinitecanadian still an idiot..🤦♂️
infinitecanadian Well I hope we never meet.
this is very relevant right now. everyone is saying mlk would be disappointed in the riots in minneapolis but malcolm x had a point too and he would be proud.
X had a point? X had THE point.
Mlk, like ghandi believed that there were situations where non violence was not an option and violent resistance was necessary.
Peaceful resistance works only if it is backed up with the possibility of violence(if demands arent met).
Malcolm X would have been incensed with the looting. Seeing young black people steal is not something he ever advocated.
The rioting and fighting for freedom however is something that would have made him proud.
X would be disappointed as well as he never preached violence or harming someone who didn't harmed u. He preached self defence
Malcolm X became El Hajj Malik Shebazz and left Nation of Islam and tbe Multi-Culturalism he witness while performing Hajj. Martin Luther King hadca Dream! Malcolm El Hajj lived it!
You know why the whites don't like Malcolm X because he doesn't speak to them with respect we love you Malcom X forever❤️❤️🔥
Neither one was accepted by the people they both fought against.
That reality is very heavy.
Mr. Luther King was Professor X and Malcolm X was Magneto. Both stood for there own community, just in different ways.
This is one of my favorite analogy’s x men rlly is a clever way of talking about civil rights god bless Stan lee and dr king
Malcom x wasn’t a supervillain he was advocating we take over the world he was asking for defense
Integration depends on too many precarious variables (expanding economy, cooperation and acceptance from the dominant group, adjustments in power relations, etc.) Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X's approach is much more sensible, reasonable, and intelligent. Give me Black Nationalism/Pan-Africanism all day.
@Island Roena no doubt. Garvey influenced many others and is still continuing to influencing many people to this day. He wasn't the father of Pan-Africanism but he definitely took it to another level.
Pan afrcianism has failed or atleast still didn't find success in Africa. Why would it be successful in the usa. What can black nationalists even do in the USA. Form their own country? That would never happen
@@oussematrabelsi9429 I think we need to have a mutual understanding of what Pan-Africanism is first in order to make a judgment call about whether it is a success or failure. My understanding may be different from your's.
@@lioneljoseph7360 I believe that pan afrcianism is the union through solidarity of native african people politically, economically and culturally.
@@oussematrabelsi9429 with the right leadership this is possible. The problems we face as Black people around the world are two fold: lack of leadership and lack of education. If we can develop these two areas Pan-Africanism can be a reality.
I love Dr. King and Brother Malcolm. Why must our people pick sides when it comes to our leaders, our heroes, our champions? A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. We will be more powerful and more effective when we bring our ideas to the table, discuss our differences and come together on a common ground.
How powerful would it have been for Malcolm X and Dr. King to lay aside their differences and join forces?! What we fail to realize is that both of these great men were EVOLVING. They were both growing and their ideas were changing. They were not the same men in their 20's as they were in their 30's.
Prior to Dr. King's death he realized that if real change were to take place that it would have to be done economically. He founded the Poor Peoples Campaign. With the idea to fight against economic injustice, fight for fair housing and equal employment opportunities. Malcolm after his exile from the Nation of Islam went on his journey to Mecca. It was a life changing experience for him. He realized that people of all colors were Muslim and that it would take unity to bring about real change all over the world. He founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
We do ourselves a great disservice of we don't honor and learn from both of these great leaders. While we look at numerous videos keep in mind that they were speaking in a moment in time and they were still growing. We must grow with their ideas and evolve just as they were evolving.
probably the best comment on this video, god bless
Best comment here.
This is the best comment on this post ever! Thank You so much!
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 my people
King was not only in favor with sympathetic white folk, but in cooperation with Hispanics, Asians, and First Nations according to his autobiography.
Malcolm x knew to deal with the devils
Malcolm x name is hot and rare.
Malcolm X, true champion
Malcom x was more intelligent way beyond than Luther king
Ok, you're wrong. But ok.
I believe that when it comes to defending freedom and justice, we can learn from both MLK and Malcolm X. Though there are certain aspects in which I prefer King’s philosophy over Malcolm’s, such as civil disobedience over reciprocity, as well as my disagreements with the Nation of Islam, I respect Malcolm’s desire to not back down and was willing to promote the taking up of arms for self defense purposes, and not with the aggressive intentions. Professor is correct in saying Malcolm was very similar to the founding fathers in that very sense. I’ve read more about him recently and I’ve grown to have newfound respect for what he brought to the table for civil rights
Not everything can be settled with peace. There was no protesting for peace to stop WW1, WW2, Vietnam etc.
All of those wars had less of a valid reason than black people fighting to live. WW1 was started because one King was murdered. But people think Malcolm X was wrong for no longer turning the other cheek, after 400 years of injustice.
@@SuperMuneera well those conflicts are far less complex than the civil right movement and focused more on territorial supremacy and control of resources but also no one is justifying the blood shed in those conflicts either. The problem with Malcom X is he wasn't looking for peaceful solution he was looking to get even so to speak and had he not be assassinated by the church of Islam and his vision realized it would have lead to more racial strife and possibly apartheid depending how much of his vision cane to fruition. People forget that Malcom was a black supremist meaning he wanted to effectively flip the roles where whites and other minorities are treated as second class citizens and blacks become the ruling class.
@@nemisous83 I totally disagree, he was not a supremacist. It's an false equivalency many people use either by mistake or to rewrite history.
Malcolm X didn't beg for freedom, he didn't send little children to march and get attacked by policemen and dogs like MLK did.
Malcolm X had a vision where every man had the right to protect himself. Not beg for inclusion, respect or love.
Like I said, the two major wars were fought for far less. If anything Malcolm X exemplifies being an American far more than MLK. Who had a more socialist approach than one of self defence.
@@SuperMuneera Malcom X absolutely was a supremist and frequently used terms like "white devil" and various other slurs for white people. saying Malcom X wasnt racist is almost as ridiculous as saying Andrew Jackson didn't hate the Native Americans. both where incredibly prejudice due to their harsh upbringing
Malcom X had alot of forward thinking ideas for the black community however Malcom was always about retribution and getting even with the white man not breaking bread and putting aside the past for peace.
Well everyone in the MLK rallies wanted to be there no one was forced, however the difference between MLK and Malcom X was MLK action acted on his vision where as Malcom X simply spouted rhetoric and criticized MLK for not being harsh enough on the white man.
Malcom X was concerned about purging the black community of white influence which is why he encouraged his followers to accept Islam instead of the white man's religion (Christianity) this even extended to political and economic structure as well embracing Socialism/Communism. MLk was the exact opposite and embraced American traditions because he felt that the African American community was as much American as the white folk.
@@nemisous83 How do you break bread with people who enslaved you for 500 years, barred you from public places, murdered you without punishment?
Why didn’t Britain and the US break bread with Nazi Germany? Fighting a war and dragging 90 percent of every nation on earth, by your logic makes them just as bad as the Nazi’s.
As for MLK, the reason he was murdered was because he changed his philosophy. He realised integration meant black people would start from the very bottom. “I fear I am integrating my people into a hiring house” we’re his words not long before his death.
And that’s exactly what integration meant. Black people had to give away their schools, businesses and start again. Black people per capita are poorer now than before integration.
In Malcolm X’s vision it was complete separation by race. Because why force yourself to be with people who despise you. Black people would have had their own nation, own politics and would have generated wealth. And due to their standing globally would have outperformed their white counterparts. That’s why white people didn’t want to separate.
Uncel Tom vs the real man
Shoaib Iqbal Uncle Tom was actually an hero you fucking idiot and I know your not going to respond to facts how is king a sellout because he actually wanted love and peace fuck outta here
Thats fucking racist, you idiot
@@anthonywavy5637 uncel Tom was and still is a Word for those Who dont have that mental capacity to understand the diffrence btw getting fcked continusely even if they wear the thrown out cloths of their masters n feel free in It. a free man Who dont care about superficial liberation but want real equal rights n punish those Who took It away from him.
Almost all the comments I have read are in favor of MALCOLM X.
Martin Luther king said turn the other cheek Malcom x said fuck that hit em back
MLK = what the oppressors want to hear
MALCOLM =What the oppressed want to hear
Gunshots.
What i want to hear.
Why would the oppressors have someone arrested 29-30 times for saying what they want to hear? Why would they phone tap and put surveillance on him? Why would they threaten him and ultimately kill him? I encourage you to really look into King and have a deeper knowledge of what he did and said. He was a major threat to white supremacy.
@@simondilling5353 nope the real major threat to white supremacy was Malcolm X, he established worldwide alliance between nationalist leaders of Africa and Asia and had planned to push the US for charges on crimes against human rights...there was an evidence that King would support it...
Malcolm X was being followed by many government agencies, NOI, KKK and the American Nazi, he was assassinated earlier because his militanct presence could end the systematic white power structure...
@@afud1015 Sure, but Martin was involved before Malcolm and he was considered a threat. Robert Kennedy had the FBI keep an eye on him. They did that for years and one fact is that in time leading up to the assassination in Memphis King was considered to be the greatest threat from the black community. In 1965 King also declared that the civil rights movement was ready for a new phase which was to fight for full human rights.
I am not really interested in a fictional competition between King and X. I am simply stating the fact that King was not a beloved icon, but a man that, according to polls, the majority of white America was against.
@@simondilling5353 It shouldn't be a competition between both great men, King and X in 1964-1965 were extremely dangerous to the white power structure when they worked together...when Malcolm X decided to help Dr.King in the civil rights struggle he added the significant powe rthat Dr. King and his followers never had before which is black nationalism, while Dr. King was on the frontlines proposing legislations to be passed on, Malcolm X was the one who pointed the gun at the government to pass it quickly or else there'll be bloodshed and riot, there's also evidence that Malcolm X also threatened to attack Rockwell (American Nazi) if they decided to inflict harm toward Dr. King and his followers...
The struggle of Dr. King would not succeed if it weren't the militancy and worldwide alliance that Malcolm X added which shortly after his death black people became more militant in the struggle for "human rights" including Dr. King himself. It is such a shame that Malcolm X died too soon.
And today Dr. King is loved by the US government and he is in many school history books and curriculum
While they keep Malcolm X out of history and school, but nonetheless Malcolm X was a global Icon for human rights.
Dr. King & Minister Shabazz were the greatest civil rights leaders we, the Black Community has ever had...although they didn’t always see eye to eye to solve the racial barriers between blacks and whites they still had a deep friendship. These two men will forever live in my heart. All their teachings & philosophies will I practice each day. 💯 I have a dream and I will achieve it by any means necessary ✊🏾
Marcus Garvey
I don't do conspiracy theories but both of these civil rights activists being assassinated at 39 really made me wonder.
you really compared them fairly. thank you
God bless you. This is exactly what my next American Civ paper is on. You’re my hero 🤯🤯
...wow, if only I had Utube when I was in college... :)
I also wanted to add, people seem to forget about what Martin Luther king said after his speech. "The dream I had that day has in many points turned into a nightmare.” Sadly, it is a nightmare from which we have yet to awaken."
Woooowww what a spechh
Also, when combining non-violence and reciprocity, you get a diversity of tactics and strategy!
As always you did a great job Mr. Richey..... I'm not a student of history in college but I am 1 in the since I study history on my own time.
Whilst MLK was fighting for civil rights, MX was fighting for human rights. Remember his speech when he said the whole African-American question would be taken into the UN?
haha i love this "black coffee" analogy
WOW! Concise, comprehensive, to the point and as unbiased as it gets. Love the content. Definitely following for more. Thanks!
Can you do a video on Napoleon?? I’m doing AP Euro and I love your videos so it would be helpful (also, AP Euro 10 week review 6-10, when will they be out???)
Dude I was literally looking for a side by side general comparison of MLK and MX... you da man T.Rich
Malcolm was intiligent , he addressed and gave the confidence to black people, and he changed his views from segregation to lets account all oppresserers in UN and self defend for your right
Malcolm X didn't teach violence he taught self defense
Black ppl would be so much further if we looked at Malcolm more than MLK. Separate but equal
currently studying for my civil rights gsce exam, and im so grateful for this video and the comments too as both have opened up new vocaulary, new opinions and new sentences that i will defintly use in my exam!!
appreciate the educated response from everyone!
Malcolm X fighting for Human Rights that was the difference
Fair and objective comparison and excellent short analysis. Very helpful for general understanding and academic purpose
I love Baba MX so much for twenty six years because he made me the man that am and that’s with self.
Baba MX principles
1. Self consciously
2. Self dependency
3. Self defiantly
4. Self righteously
X all the way.
6:11 on god i was making myself a coffee while listening to this and as i was pouring creamer, Tom said this
Okay, so what? Who cares about your coffee comment. If you don't have something serious to comment, don't even say it
@@eyobs.3056 man why do u care so much about this just let people live and keep it 100 hope u have a nice day
@@eyobs.3056 lmao but obviously you responded to his comment 😂😂you sound sad
I'm always a X fan
I think they should teach about Malcolm X
Thank you for helping me with this knowledge.
This helped a lot, thank you so much📚
I'm french and I understand everything, for my homerworks we have to listen to your video and take notes thank you !
Some of you people in these comments are truly disgusting people 🤢. These two men devoted their life and even died for a cause greater than them. Something most of you cannot do. I see people bringing down these two black brothers and putting them against each other even in death. CAUSING MORE DIVISIONS. Instead of being grateful for their sacrifice and trying to maybe follow in their footsteps and do better. No matter who’s perspective you agree with we can all agree that they both had the right idea. And because you don’t agree with some of their opinions doesn’t give you the right to judge them. Check yourself before checking others.
Trying to find someone who asked.
I prefer Malcom X way
People love to disagree wit Malcolm mainly because of "violence" but forget to acknowledge that the country they live in has bombed more countries in the past 50 years n still has not been touched
Not the last fifty years but throughout American history, if you were to describe America in one word, it would undoubtedly be war. But the Americans do not realize that because except for those indiscriminate armed attacks here and there, they have not yet experienced what it means to bomb or occupy your country. They don't know the real violence their army is doing with their taxes.
@@user-vb4lb8lf5y you are right anerican history is war n for the ones uninformed bout it its either indoctrination ignorance or jus don't care bout it. Either way america will have its time to
Both men were great and right in their respective methods. Ghandi of Indian secured independence from British without violence. US used extreme method to do same. Either method only needed to be acted upon with conviction and I think MLK did that. Non violence is not synonymous to being passive , the bus boycott, the match were active non violent methods.
Gandhi didn't do anything. The British only left because the Nazis had devastated their country during the war and you can't exactly rebuild your country while playing empire.
Gandhi was a tool used by the British oppressors to convince the populace of South Asia to embrace the flawed philosophy of non-violence while the British openly continued to use violence. At best he was a useful idiot who was to caught in in bs spirituality and the notion of good vs evil, rather than seeing the world through a lense of reality. Or perhaps the truth was darker and he deliberately did the things he did to make it easier for the British to rule by side lining more direct and at times violent freedom philosophies. Gandhi did say that he believed that the White man was superior to the Indian. Maybe he suffered from stock holm syndrome and decided to aid his oppressors.
India got independence due to actual nationalists like Subhash Chandra Bose.
Malcolm X and the MLK towards the end of his life. Compare those two.
Loved this video. Your analysis of these two men was objective, rational and purely academic (no personal feelings added). Subbed :)
Thank you! This helped so much for my Malcolm X project!
An honest explanation to the contrasting approached by the two most iconic civil rights leaders in American history.
man actually knows everything he's talking about and bias is not motivating what he's saying so props to him, good job on this, you have my respect :)
Only part he’s wrong on is the self help about Malcolm. He was okay with aid of other races but didn’t believe in integration until black ppl united as one first.
Thanks for the very accessible and helpful comparison.
However, that these two are complimentary is far from clear.
Should see mlk last speeches and interviews. He wanted us to spend billions to fix poverty and wanted to stop the military industrial complex.
Can I please get a blessing from the god of AP Euro for the test in May so I can get a 5? Please?
I’am not Tom but I wish you luck.
I didn't see anything on the civil Rights movement on last year's exam.
This would not surprise Malcolm X
malcom x later would support integtation after allah open his eyes during the hajj
Malcolm never supported integration. What he came to appreciate after the Hajj was that, all White men were not evil after his pilgrimage. He admitted his earlier assertion of 'all White men were evil' as being wrong. In that same interview, he reaffirmed his continuous belief in non-integration.
Malcolm X had an international impact. And put international pressure on the USA. MLK did not have the dame kind of impact, yet we celebrate his efforts more.
Is that so…….. Think again
Yo I been watching all these vid and Malcom getting more love I respect everybody
I like looking up to these fellas. Someday I'm gonna be the first Cree prime minister and show the world real change
If Martin and malcombe were alive today, the life for black people would be completely different in the most postive!
I love MX..he's tactful and his diplomacy.
I choose the quality of Malcom X on a matter of addressing
I don’t see why A lot of people in this comment section are trying to belittle mlk in favor of Malcolm x or vice versa. I don’t see what we have to decide between the 2, can’t we accept that mlk and Malcolm both took huge strides in civil rights? I understand there’s still progress to be made, but don’t pretend like either of these 2 haven’t changed anything
People are very stupid, they think that they can rank these two giants of the History.
Fantastic channel . It works for undergraduate understanding too .
I like both
I love both
I respect both
i think they both had a great deal of addressing inequality on race at a domestic level
Thanks for such a clear comparison!
Such a good video w/ very good points !!!
I didn't realize Theo Von taught history in his spare time.
Gang gang.
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.”
Luke 6:27-29
I'm surprised at your quotation sir, that even America herself a proud and boastful "Christian nation" has never put those words (your bible verse) into action, yet the expect people who have been brutalized for over 400 years to turn the other cheek. I find that very hypocritical
@@mlungisimngadi195 Jesus was also bothered by this and he called it out in the story he told of the good Samaritan. a man falls among thieves and is left half dead and a Priest and a
Levite (two leaders of the Jewish faith) pass the man by. but then Jesus says a Samaritan (an outsider)came and helped the man . So God was saying that his own chosen people who taught his laws did not do them in daily life but only for show in the temple. This is not about race here but of the human condition. Dont you know that the
very people who had Christ crucified where the people that were waiting for his coming. in other words God is aware of the hypocrisy
@@reyortiz8347 you got nothing to say dude..The bible was written by white peple in order to control others..If not so then why has some verses become irrelevant like"slave obey your master"
@@marasightings6735 this scripture your quoting is from a letter to the early church written by Peter. in those days there were slavemasters and even slaves attending church. im not sure the masters were necessarily white either or that the slaves were necessarily black. now is peter in those days gona make the slavemasters free their slaves? or tell the slaves to rebell and run away from their masters? no. this is not Gods way because Gods way is to love your enemies, do good to them that hate you and to turn the other cheek. Does God like slavery? no he does not or he woulda made us slaves to him from the beginning with Adam and Eve but he didn't he gave us a choice and he gave us free will. he wont impose himself on our free will even our free will to enslave one another. but when we die he will judge us if we mistreated people even slaves.
Most people focus on the pre Hajj, pre suspension from the NOI Malcolm. That Malcolm would preference almost every interview he gave with a “The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches...” So, it was actually another man’s message that made Malcolm look like an angry, incorrigible, reverse racist. Malcolm was way more intelligent, refined, and eloquent than to be put in a box as just some hot-headed firebrand.
Not saying this video is communicating that directly, but that is, i’m sure, the takeaway for many. Because that’s just all some can or want to hear.
At any rate, I concur with your astute assessment/comparison.
I can only imagine if these minds (Malcolm X & MLK), ideas, and philosophies, had merged. I imagine the powers that be of the time realized this...
Dude my respects for a white guy to know more history than those who think they know
Beautiful explanation.
When I 1st seen him in his topics I hacked down and apprehension but you taught me something Watching this segment About the ballad and the bullet and they were two of a coin.
Let's us not compare both stand for their people