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I wonder if a knowledgeable person can answer my curiosity on this topic.
It has been becoming more apparent to me that people in the US (including African Americans and Africans) place far more value on Martin Luther King than Malcolm X, and they celebrate his achievements even more. As a matter of fact, they celebrate Martin Luther King day but hardly anything acknowledged when it comes to Malcolm X.. As a matter of fact, when Malcolm is discussed, he is often viewed as an extremist Muslim who wanted to achieve his goals via violent means while the emphasis on MLK portrayed as the peace loving leader who smelled like roses. My question is; why is that?? Are there any justifications to these facts??
A recent dialog with a close friend from Africa, he revealed much of what I have outlined above. My friend went further to say "I honestly, from the depths of my heart, believe that Black America is where it is today more because of King's approach than X's". Is there merit to this statement?
My friend is a hard core believer in a non-violent approach to resolve any issues no matter what they are, and from this he goes on to discount Malcolm X as an extremist. He says "most people who advocate violence meet violent ends themselves". When I said Malcolm X didn't advocate violence, my friend's response was "That would be like saying Glenn Beck and the Tea Party people don't advocate violence"
I guess, I am puzzled as to why Malcolm X never enjoys the type of love and celebration like Martin Luther King does. Any insight on the issue is appreciated.
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I wonder if a knowledgeable person can answer my curiosity on this topic.
It has been becoming more apparent to me that people in the US (including African Americans and Africans) place far more value on Martin Luther King than Malcolm X, and they celebrate his achievements even more. As a matter of fact, they celebrate Martin Luther King day but hardly anything acknowledged when it comes to Malcolm X.. As a matter of fact, when Malcolm is discussed, he is often viewed as an extremist Muslim who wanted to achieve his goals via violent means while the emphasis on MLK portrayed as the peace loving leader who smelled like roses. My question is; why is that?? Are there any justifications to these facts??
A recent dialog with a close friend from Africa, he revealed much of what I have outlined above. My friend went further to say "I honestly, from the depths of my heart, believe that Black America is where it is today more because of King's approach than X's". Is there merit to this statement?
My friend is a hard core believer in a non-violent approach to resolve any issues no matter what they are, and from this he goes on to discount Malcolm X as an extremist. He says "most people who advocate violence meet violent ends themselves". When I said Malcolm X didn't advocate violence, my friend's response was "That would be like saying Glenn Beck and the Tea Party people don't advocate violence"
I guess, I am puzzled as to why Malcolm X never enjoys the type of love and celebration like Martin Luther King does. Any insight on the issue is appreciated.
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