Martin Luther King and Malcom X: beliefs, aims and methods

Answer 1

Beliefs based on Christianity

Beliefs influenced by Nation of Islam and Believed Gandhian philosophy was effective

Believed in civil rights, freedom and dignity for all

Believed in peace, love and nonviolence: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only

light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”.

Peace: “That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind”

Believed desegregation and anti- discrimination could be achieved

Believed that segregation and discrimination anywhere was unjust: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”