Malcolm X Vs Mlk Case Study

In this case, it’s obvious that they are both different. However, MLK is more effective because he shows great examples of maturity by addressing the politician by his name even though they are nothing but crooks. Thus, without doubt it’s easier for MLK to get the politicians attention and other whites as well; adding to the numbers of his audiences. Because of that he can make an impression and an impact, and also gain more followers on the ride to justice. On the other hand, it is very difficult for Malcolm X to lure the white people in with a disturbing language that makes it clear that he hates the people who control the government and the three branches within it. Due to that, it is very difficult for Malcolm X to get attention because he insults the people who make the laws, and control the economy. Instead of showing signs of hope although they are indeed crooks, he makes it worse by disrespecting them. Another way MLK is very effective is through the use of religion. He connects the law to the Christian religion. Even though the church doesn’t have much power, MLK reminds the church if it “does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century.” (King, 183) This shows that Dr. King is pressuring the churches to follow the bible and obey the rules that are in the scripture or else the believers and the most loyal Christians wouldn’t respect the church the way they did. In addition to this, he explains that the young people will also be disappointed with the church and the Christians will be seen as the disturbance of the peace. This also shows, those who are loyal to the church will no longer be loyal. Therefore, the church will no longer possess much power and people will lose hope in their faith causing destruction within society. On the other hand, Malcolm X took a different approach. …show more content…
In his speech he did want religion to be affiliated in the fight because he believed that his religion was his personal business. Due to that, he said “if we bring up religion we’ll have differences; we’ll have arguments; and we’ll never be able to get together. But if we keep our religion at home, keep our religion in the closet, keep our religion between ourselves and our God, but when we come out here, we have a fight that’s common to all of us against an enemy who is common to all of us.” (X 212) This reveals that with religion out of the equation communities are able to join together in a common fight against the enemy. In addition to this, it shows that religion can rise conflicts within communities and even break relationship between brothers, and with religion put aside he shows that it’s easier for people to talk about changes. Although he makes a great point, it shows that Malcolm X is ashamed of his religion. Because of that he does not have religious people supporting him. Instead he’s trying to receive multiple attentions without the influence of religion. Anyways although Malcolm X has his reasons, it makes it difficult for him to be affective because he has no followers of any religious groups that support him. He also seems ashamed to use his religion