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Recognition for civil rights
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... Recognition for civil rights reached its peak in the 1950s and 60s for black people in the United States, and this was predominantly due to two key activist leaders. Martin Luther King. Jr and Malcolm X were both effective and groundbreaking in their efforts for civil rights and equality, albeit in distinctly different ways. This essay shall determine the roles they played within their movements, and will attempt to identify similarities as well as differences in their ideas and methods. I will also assess the significance of their achievements, and decide how they contrast or compare to one another. To evaluate the two leaders' roles in comparison to each other, it is essential to first identify their characters and backgrounds. Martin Luther King was raised by a Baptist minister in Atlanta, and earned a PhD in Philosophy before accepting a call to preach in Montgomery. The influences for his
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