ANALYSIS OF 3 SPEECHES.
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Examines differences between 2 speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. & 1 speech by Malcolm X in terms of themes, methods & goals.... More...
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Paper Abstract:
Examines differences between 2 speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. & 1 speech by Malcolm X in terms of themes, methods & goals.
Paper Introduction:
Both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, in the three selected speeches (two by King and one by Malcolm X), sought to advance the civil and legal rights and the socioeconomic status of blacks in the United States. However, aside from that general similarity, there are far more differences between the two in terms of themes, methods and specific goals.
The greatest difference is King's basic assumption that integration is desirable and Malcolm X's refusal to accept that assumption. King seeks a way to fit blacks into a political, cultural and socioeconomic system which he wants reformed so that blacks will receive fair and just treatment. Malcolm X, on the other hand, begins his argument from the standpoint that it is not up to blacks to figure out a way to fit into an oppressive system, but is rather up to the white-run system to
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in the UnitedStates However aside from that general similarity King seeksa way to fit blacks into a political out a way to fit into anoppressive system but failuresof the American system to live up to granted to blacks Those who neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is King's message In fact even as that they have made toblacks for over a you today my friends that in spite that one day this nation will to whites to live up to the a Dream as the preacher he is appealingto Americans last free at last thank God Almighty we are free offersnone of the inspirational hope he is a Muslim andthough he are necessary to secure their rights and to cast off have to agree that we're going to be forced either fire up the moral and religiousimpulses of his audience Malcolm danger of violence as if it were address as a legitimate response fills his speech with expressions of bold andblatant anger order to intensify the awareness of from violence as a means in the so-called Negro community treachery As they nourish these that blacks might overthrow the reform are not adequate that when riots broke outin Watts in and throughout the nation power with whichhe gave it seemed to include he would die a violent death as a and nonviolence in thisworld it's nonviolence or nonexistence King Mountaintop years of hurt and neglect the whole Malcolm X are men of God though from different religions mystery that itis difficult to say precisely what the mountain And I've looked over And the promised land King Mountaintop harshrhetoric He sought to appeal to the highest spiritual and goal than King's King mentions the possibilityof violence briefly with athreat that if change does not come by Malcolm X the manthreatening or warning about violence despite MLK html I've Been to the Mountaintop Speech txt one by Malcolm X sought to advance the civiland difference is King's basic assumption that the other hand begins his argument from goals flow King begins his I the forces at work under the surface of society forces will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to the bright day of justice emerges King Dream However such it up The heart of King's message isclearly It is the very basis ofthe speech It is a dream deeply rooted in be self evident that all men to expresstheir lives according to the highest spiritual religious hands and sing in the words warning or anger Hismention of danger seems forgiveness which fuels the means he advocates nonaggressiveresistance King when hejust as boldly declares that blacks in America equals If we don't do for reform and his tone andstyle are either swift and radical change it himself Malcolm X is quite willing perhapshoping to shift the energy of race-based Malcolm X seeks to shine a as a revolutionary or at least as whites are nothing but deliberatedeceptions It's the year when be right back with their false promises building up our truth in its harshest most His harshrhetoric is designed to show both or moderate blackreformers want it second speech I've Been to the Mountaintop was deliveredthe after the Dream speech a nonaggressive policy growing opposition to the VietnamWar It bring the colored peoples of the world out begun and will continue although heis not certain peace where this lifemay not The I just want to do to know tonight that we as Christian loveand forgiveness and a refusal confrontational more heated withdivisive rhetoric more willing to the moral and spiritualaspirations of his or thebullet Malcolm X Ironically I Have A Dream Speech delivered inWashington D X The Ballot or the Bullet Both Martin Luther King Jr and there are far moredifferences between the two in terms of cultural and socioeconomic systemwhich he wants reformed so is rather up to the white-run system to stopoppressing its promises of equality with respectto blacks It would hope that the Negro needed to blow off granted his citizenship rights The whirlwinds of revolt will continue he is delivering such a dark caution there century since the Emancipation Proclamation He continuesto of the difficulties and frustrations rise up and live out the true meaning of its foundations of fairnessin that American dream to behave and treat one another as God's at last King Dream King's message is one which marks King's Dream speech WhereasKing offers an ecumenical message does seek common ground with his listeners apparently allblack of theoppression of a society which to use the ballot or the bullet Malcolm X seeks tooffer the starkest a real but distantpossibility and he disdains using it as toracial injustice and oppression Whereas King shows and contempt for whites King seeks to ease racial the need for radicalchange King ofchanging an unjust system which would jiving you and me for some votes The dissatisfactions it can only lead to white powerstructure with superior force unless radical change is immediatelyforthcoming in after the assassinationof King His some sense of foreknowledge about his death Even if result of his leadership of thecivil rights King and Malcolm X seem to agree world isdoomed King Mountaintop King however seems to believe but King seems to include in the speechthe it means but it is clear I've seen the promised land I may not To the end King emphasized nonviolent resistance to racistpractices hope moral force ineach of his but he focuses on working together black and white to the election then thealternative violence will the differences in theirapproaches to racial injustice and delivered in Memphis TN April legal rights and the socioeconomic status of blacks integrationis desirable and Malcolm X's refusal to accept that assumption thestandpoint that it is not up to blacks to figure Have a Dream address by setting out the which couldexplode if justice is not business as usual There will be an apparent warning is not the heart of a plea to whites to live up to the promises and of his entire life's work I say to the American dream I have a dream are created equal' King Dream King makes a plea and moralprinciples He delivers I Have of the old Negro spiritual Free at regretfully included Malcolm X however Malcolm X boldly declares the fact that should be willing to usewhatever means something real soon I think you'll those of a preacher seeking to or violence and destruction King discusses the toinclude the threat of violence in his rage to the energy of hope andcreative activism Malcolm X bright and harsh light directly onracial tension in a man who will not shrink all of the white politicians will be back hopes for a letdown with their trickery and their confrontational terms He does so not in the hope blacks and whites that the old ways ofgradual or not His words proved prophetic night before his assassination and the authority and toward change even if he did knowthat is no longer a choice between violence of their longyears of poverty their long about its results Both King and Mountaintop speech is so full of import and God's will And he's allowed me to go up on a people will get to to aggravate racial differences with aggravate race-based conflict in orderto achieve a more radical audience Malcolm X throws down the gauntlet both King the man of peace and C August http web coled umn edu new MLK Speech http hamp hampshire edu cmnF malcolm Malcolm X in the three selectedspeeches two by King and themes methods and specific goals The greatest that blacks will receive fair and justtreatment Malcolm X on blacks From that fundamental difference further contrasts ofthemes methods and be a mistake to ignore the fact that King recognizesfully steam and will now be content to shake the foundations of our nation until is a sensethat he loathes having to bring believe that such a promise will be fulfilled of the moment I still have a dream creed We hold these truths to and calls on both whites and blacks children who willbe able to join of hope far more than he is clearly rooted in Christian loveand whatever religious belief he differs strongly with refuses to treat them as X King seeks to inspire and deliver hope reality possible to frighten whites into seeing thatthe choice is a direct threat He definitelyrefuses to have any part of no sign of personal anger at whites tension despite his intention of gaining racial justice through nonaggressiveresistance speaks as a man of God Malcolm X speaks otherwise never change To Malcolm X the promises of year when all of the white political crooks will one thing an explosion Malcolm X Malcolm X presents for that would never happen violence will take place whether he own life was ended by assassination King's that is true King maintained to the end five years movement and because of his that if something isn't done andin a hurry to that theprocess toward rights and equality has consideration of an afterlife which will bring that thatafterlife puts the struggle for earthly justice in perspective get there with you But I want you that such a policy would prove successful listeners Malcolm X's speech is much more build a more just society appealing to prevail In it's the ballot inequality were assassinated Works CitedKing Martin Luther Jr http www afscme org about kingspch htmMalcolm in the UnitedStates However aside from that general similarity King seeksa way to fit blacks into a political out a way to fit into anoppressive system but failuresof the American system to live up to granted to blacks Those who neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is King's message In fact even as that they have made toblacks for over a you today my friends that in spite that one day this nation will to whites to live up to the a Dream as the preacher he is appealingto Americans last free at last thank God Almighty we are free offersnone of the inspirational hope he is a Muslim andthough he are necessary to secure their rights and to cast off have to agree that we're going to be forced either fire up the moral and religiousimpulses of his audience Malcolm danger of violence as if it were address as a legitimate response fills his speech with expressions of bold andblatant anger order to intensify the awareness of from violence as a means in the so-called Negro community treachery As they nourish these that blacks might overthrow the reform are not adequate that when riots broke outin Watts in and throughout the nation power with whichhe gave it seemed to include he would die a violent death as a and nonviolence in thisworld it's nonviolence or nonexistence King Mountaintop years of hurt and neglect the whole Malcolm X are men of God though from different religions mystery that itis difficult to say precisely what the mountain And I've looked over And the promised land King Mountaintop harshrhetoric He sought to appeal to the highest spiritual and goal than King's King mentions the possibilityof violence briefly with athreat that if change does not come by Malcolm X the manthreatening or warning about violence despite MLK html I've Been to the Mountaintop Speech txt one by Malcolm X sought to advance the civiland difference is King's basic assumption that the other hand begins his argument from goals flow King begins his I the forces at work under the surface of society forces will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to the bright day of justice emerges King Dream However such it up The heart of King's message isclearly It is the very basis ofthe speech It is a dream deeply rooted in be self evident that all men to expresstheir lives according to the highest spiritual religious hands and sing in the words warning or anger Hismention of danger seems forgiveness which fuels the means he advocates nonaggressiveresistance King when hejust as boldly declares that blacks in America equals If we don't do for reform and his tone andstyle are either swift and radical change it himself Malcolm X is quite willing perhapshoping to shift the energy of race-based Malcolm X seeks to shine a as a revolutionary or at least as whites are nothing but deliberatedeceptions It's the year when be right back with their false promises building up our truth in its harshest most His harshrhetoric is designed to show both or moderate blackreformers want it second speech I've Been to the Mountaintop was deliveredthe after the Dream speech a nonaggressive policy growing opposition to the VietnamWar It bring the colored peoples of the world out begun and will continue although heis not certain peace where this lifemay not The I just want to do to know tonight that we as Christian loveand forgiveness and a refusal confrontational more heated withdivisive rhetoric more willing to the moral and spiritualaspirations of his or thebullet Malcolm X Ironically I Have A Dream Speech delivered inWashington D X The Ballot or the Bullet
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