yourself in the life of an African American in the 1950's. You wake up every morning in

this segregated world, not knowing if god made the right choice in having you wake up.

You think of the Jim Crow laws that have been put in order, that don't allow whites to

mix with blacks, and you say to yourself when are we going to put an end to this injustice,

when are we going to find someone who won't be afraid to fight for us, for we are too

much afraid of doing so. Well look no further, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is the man who

fights for the African Americans in a non-violent method. Of course we always have the

opposite of non-violent. Malcolm "X" Little is the man who fights for the African

American rights using the method of "By all means necessary". This period of time when

African Americans protested to gain their equal right is known as "The Struggle For Civil

Malcolm Little known better as Malcolm X was born in 1925. Growing up in

poverty was a difficult thing to do. Malcolm didn't see himself capable enough to succeed

in life. Since this was a white-dominated world, the fact of being black lowere

wrong side of life. He was in jail but there learned the teachings of Elijah Muhammad,

who was the head of a religiously inspired group called the Nation Of Islam. They believed

In 1960 he soon believed that many whites also believed in Islam, therefore he left the

and that they should reject the white culture and their styles and names. But not all blacks

jailed for joining a sit-in, that is to remain seated a t a lunch counter until served or

buying showing protest. King was soon selected as a leader for the Montgomery

agreed with Malcolm there was a few who went against it such as the majority of whites.

end. after bus segregation came to an end, King focused on the voting rights for African

boycotted the bus system after Rosa Parks denied her seat to a white male in 1955. King

support to garbage workers on strike when he was assassinated.

advancement. "Give us the ballot and we will no longer have to worry the federal

Americans. In 1957 King and other black ministers formed the Southern Christian

were both fighting for the same reason. Sadly his life came to a sudden end when he was

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