Question

What was the biggest area of disagreement between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X? A. the depth of African Americans' poverty. B. the need to change perceptions of racial differences. C. the benefits of relying only on civil disobedience. D. the importance of gaining voting rights protections

Answer 1

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This two african american's rights leaders disagree in the way to get the best solution: for Luther King, the democracy and the voting, for Malcom X, the violence, if needed..

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. The biggest area of disagreement between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X was regarding the benefits of relying only on civil disobedience.

Both led the fight for the civil rights of African Americans, albeit from divergent positions. Luther King symbolized the pacifist way, inspired by a deep Christian conviction. In 1963, during the march on Washington, he had electrified the country with his speech "I have a dream", about equality between human beings.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the Baptist minister was a reference for millions of people, but not for Malcolm X. This embodied the legitimization of violence: the victims of white aggressions had to defend themselves by all means at their disposal. In addition, its objective was not - as Luther King intended - social integration, but to constitute a separate community. He himself belonged to the Nation of Islam, an heterodox Muslim organization that advocated the superiority of the black man over the white.