Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Compared

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  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024

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  • @lunakmbitou4198
    @lunakmbitou4198 4 года назад +779

    *"While King is having a dream, We are living in nightmares"*
    -Malcolm X

    • @MrHadramot
      @MrHadramot 4 года назад +9

      can you please tell me where you got the quote from?

    • @mayowaogunlade2819
      @mayowaogunlade2819 4 года назад +4

      please tell me where you got this quote from

    • @lunakmbitou4198
      @lunakmbitou4198 4 года назад +10

      Martin had that dream since 1963.
      Please, do some research.

    • @russellwestgoat766
      @russellwestgoat766 4 года назад +23

      Mayowa Ogunlade Malcolm x passed away in 1965, I have a dream speech took place in 1963🤷🏾‍♂️ looks like you don’t know your history bro

    • @lukefrank9276
      @lukefrank9276 4 года назад +37

      this is a good quote, but Malcolm actually said " I don't see any American dream, i see an American nightmare"

  • @michaelwilks6268
    @michaelwilks6268 4 года назад +183

    I appreciate the fact that you understood that Malcolm was not advocating indiscriminate violence. This is a point of contention that a lot of people could not seem to understand in regards to him, or understood it and pretended not to. It's a big difference between walking up to a man and hitting him for no apparent reason. And defending yourself against that attack.

    • @okekedominic2449
      @okekedominic2449 4 года назад +1

      Thank you @Michael Wilks. Sound this for the whole world especially black people to hear. You said it all. Some of my family members, some of my family friends and I spent years studying both men’s approaches, especially that of Malcom, right from the late 80s in Africa.

    • @okekedominic2449
      @okekedominic2449 4 года назад +4

      Some of my African friends took the name Malcolm X because of his audacity and intelligence. He said it all without fear or fret, and never shied from correcting any of his wrong opinions or beliefs especially, after he toured the world. He understood pan-Africanism to the core which led him to attend OAU meetings in Africa and visiting African countries like Ghana, Morrocco,Lagos, Nigeria where he took the name, the people called him Omo Wale (Yoruba translation: the son has returned home). He was an enigmatic African warrior who had meetings with African leaders on the way forward for African nations’ independence then.

    • @michaelwilks6268
      @michaelwilks6268 4 года назад +3

      @@okekedominic2449 Thank you brother Malcolm understood the importance of people like you and I joining forces. And realizing that our most basic common link is the pigmentation permeating and circumferencing both our skin. As well as our shared experience of oppression at the hands of the white man .Because as he said they don't brutalize and kill us because we're Catholic, or because we're Mulsim, or because we reside in different parts of the world( modification). They brutalize and kill us because we're black plain and simple. Whether some of us want to believe it or not, none of us are exempt from that sentence none of us. So his goal was to reunite us in this commonality. And to link the Africans and African Americans together in their long lost kinship. Because as the old saying goes united we stand divided we fall, peace brother.

    • @okekedominic2449
      @okekedominic2449 4 года назад +1

      Michael Wilks you have nailed it. I appreciate. He was never violent- it was all about standing up for our rights and dignity as human person, just as Bob Marley rightly sang.

    • @michaelwilks6268
      @michaelwilks6268 4 года назад +2

      @@okekedominic2449 Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights, get up stand up don't give up the fight. Brother Bob also understood the necessity of a united front among all our ranks.

  • @eltigre7224
    @eltigre7224 4 года назад +351

    Malcolm X was an eloquent speaker who spoke with honesty and truthfulness.

    • @oofingberg
      @oofingberg 4 года назад +5

      He was a black supremacist you know that right he didn't think everyone is equal he thought black people are the supreme race

    • @eltigre7224
      @eltigre7224 4 года назад +33

      oofingberg I suggest you go back and read more about Malcolm X as your comment reflects lack of understanding about what he was aiming to achieve. He was a passionate and brilliant speaker who believed in his vision of human rights.

    • @shabazz9053
      @shabazz9053 4 года назад +25

      @@oofingberg you're clearly exposing your lack of Education about Malcolm X! So sad

    • @ahmedsaeed6667
      @ahmedsaeed6667 4 года назад +9

      @@oofingberg After hajj he believe race are equel

    • @motoremedy986
      @motoremedy986 4 года назад +2

      No he was a self proclaimed black nationalist who hated white people and said they where evil. MLK was the true hero in the civil rights movement.

  • @Seattlefan77
    @Seattlefan77 4 года назад +655

    MLK talked about dreams, Malcolm addressed reality

    • @adibabdullah6633
      @adibabdullah6633 3 года назад +28

      Facts

    • @myhoodgospel7459
      @myhoodgospel7459 3 года назад +40

      While thats true in the sense of the end result in terms of achieving the goal Mlk had a reasonable approach while Malcolm x originally had an ideology that would have had a black vs white war in America that blacks would have lost But I most also add Malcolm x himself said after going to Mecca that he agreed with martins way of thinking and that he wished he had seen his vision earlier

    • @MD-gz7ns
      @MD-gz7ns 3 года назад +54

      Difference is MLK got shit done unlike Malcolm who didn't do anything and just talked

    • @andrethompson2034
      @andrethompson2034 3 года назад +26

      Malcolm didn't do anything that you benefit from today, MLK got more accomplished and actually got legislation passed and laws changed that helped to improve the lives of black and brown people and that's not a dream it's facts. Other than lip service tell me something that Malcolm did that you benefit from today, I'll wait 😒

    • @afud1015
      @afud1015 3 года назад +66

      @@andrethompson2034 Malcolm's ideology "by any means necessarry" still resonates till this day, and a lot of youth are inspired by Malcolm X compared to MLK, people of color and black people still discriminated today, police brutality still aimed toward black people in general. It hasnt really changed that much, look at George Floyd's protest for example. After his pilgrimage to Mecca Malcolm X was the only black leader who think on an international level..If only Malcolm lived 5 years more he'd no doubt would push USA to the United Nations and force them to pass the strongest civil rights bills that they have ever passed..because he had forged ties with many african and asian nations to support the african american struggles for "human rights" not "civil rights"....MLK who only think on a domestic level unfortunately only realized this after Malcolm's death and he got killed for it.

  • @afud1015
    @afud1015 4 года назад +195

    Remember that
    Malcolm X was self taught
    MLK was being taught at schools
    That should speak for itself

    • @KDH-br6hy
      @KDH-br6hy 4 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/2xsbt3a7K-8/видео.html the real mlk

    • @MD-gz7ns
      @MD-gz7ns 3 года назад +18

      doesn't say anything mlk actually got shit done

    • @afud1015
      @afud1015 3 года назад +30

      @@MD-gz7ns what has he done other than loving your enemy and pray for those who hurt you?
      People of color and black people are still discriminated until this day through police brutality and other forms of discriminations.

    • @MD-gz7ns
      @MD-gz7ns 3 года назад +16

      @@afud1015 He got major legislation done. If we resort to violence race relations won't get better. MLK was smart enough to understand that violence would only breed negative stereotypes.

    • @afud1015
      @afud1015 3 года назад +33

      @@MD-gz7ns what kind of a person who is oppressed and not defending himself? Malcolm's message was simply defend yourself if you are discriminated against and fight for your own independece...Americans fought for their own indepence, there's a phrase that says "liberty or death" what does that mean?
      The US dont want black people to be militant and think internationally..
      Malcolm after he broke out with the NOI, he established his own organization, forged ties with african and asian nationalist leaders and became allies which then planned to push the US to the United Nations for crime against "human rights" he did this so that the US would be forced to pass the strongest civil rights bill that they have ever passed under the auspices of the UN... that's why he got killed for it, because he realized that the problem is not about civil rights but human rights...unfortunately MLK wasnt smart enough to realize this earlier

  • @jasonwilburn5455
    @jasonwilburn5455 4 года назад +290

    You get malcolm x better than some black people get him

    • @louisstrong9405
      @louisstrong9405 4 года назад

      X definitely needed King because he would’ve gotten the movement dismantled easily.

    • @louisstrong9405
      @louisstrong9405 4 года назад

      nono4564 you silly. X was a traitor and a communist. He was literally trying to destroy the black race and turned his back on his leader. He had more fights with black ppl and got killed by black ppl.

    • @louisstrong9405
      @louisstrong9405 4 года назад

      nono4564 You would have to be an idiot to not know X was with the Nation. Louis said the nation dealt with the traitor. X was too busy trying to destroy the civil rights and forgot where he came from. He was a huge agitation to the movement.

    • @thebigchief1503
      @thebigchief1503 4 года назад +3

      Louis Strong you’re delusional & terribly misinformed

    • @louisstrong9405
      @louisstrong9405 4 года назад

      Thebigchief the Nation of Islam murdered him. Get over it.

  • @ahabbellamy8098
    @ahabbellamy8098 5 лет назад +378

    Thank you for speaking the truth about Malcolm X. And especially the part when you explained how Nation of Islam isn’t related the real Islam

    • @hectichazerdus
      @hectichazerdus 5 лет назад +14

      Respect to this presentation. Fair and unbiased review.

    • @chadhausa9528
      @chadhausa9528 4 года назад +11

      That sounds just like a reply from a racist white boy who don't want to admit how important the Nation of Islam was to the advancement of black people.

    • @chadhausa9528
      @chadhausa9528 4 года назад +7

      Is it all religions and beliefs subjective. How can someone who don't believe in any form of Islam state that the Nation of Islam is not is not Islam. That's like a Hindu same Catholicism it's not real Christianity. What dead again white people defined everything in this world. So who can argue with them?

    • @4thAndGoalSports
      @4thAndGoalSports 4 года назад

      NATION Of Islam Has Improved Itself They Now Practice The True Religion Of Islam

    • @4thAndGoalSports
      @4thAndGoalSports 4 года назад +5

      The Nation Of Islam Has Changed To A New Form. The Form Of Sunni Islam But They Still Are Committed To Helping Black People. Is That Bad, No It Isn't But You See It As So

  • @omeradam2781
    @omeradam2781 4 года назад +45

    Malcolm is the wake , the voice ,the revolution , the defender

  • @umills00
    @umills00 4 года назад +172

    Your take on Malcolm X is what I been saying for years. Black Americans would be so far right now if we would listen to both of them. However, the sad part is, their voice was silent and there movements was water down.

    • @KakashiH318
      @KakashiH318 4 года назад +1

      Agree and look what happened now

    • @grumpy-dad3701
      @grumpy-dad3701 3 года назад

      I'm English and to be honest I know nothing about the civil rights movement.
      MLK yes I've heard off but more through his assassination.
      Nothing about their political stand points.
      And probably been swayed towards MLK really due to the media.

    • @_VISION.
      @_VISION. 2 года назад

      Both? Just Marcus Garvey, Booker T. Washington, and Malcom X

    • @J-Hue
      @J-Hue 2 года назад

      @@_VISION.
      Martin actually began to come around to understanding that same truth. This is why he was ultimately assassinated. and there are facts you can check on that in his interviews from 1967 up until his assassination and in J. Edgar Hoovers recorded accounts of MLK particularly when he was being marked fir assassination for rejecting his "obedience to white liberal doctrine."

  • @elcanops3603
    @elcanops3603 4 года назад +40

    Malcolm X wanted oppressed to become independent and have strong mentality ... That's called courage .. bravery whate Malcolm X propagated ..

  • @plung3r
    @plung3r 3 года назад +29

    Most people in the comment section prefer Malcolm instead of MLK. That's a big change from the earlier generation where people looked at MLK, and Malcolm X was not known as he is now. Thanks to the internet and RUclips people have listened to Malcolm X speeches now they know how they were manipulated by the media.

    • @vanbeet5105
      @vanbeet5105 3 года назад +10

      Any intelligent person who has an even moderate grasp of history will realize, even if they don't say it, that Malcolm was probably right. The black man needed to stand up for himself, fight for his dignity by any means necessary and build his own community, separate from that of his oppressor

    • @dianasohn2515
      @dianasohn2515 2 года назад

      Facts MLK was obsessed with white wmn n wanted to mingle with them freely. Malcom just wanted us to do our own thing n stop being yes men to white ppl.

    • @localdude3702
      @localdude3702 2 года назад

      @@vanbeet5105 Yes because thatll go down well

    • @ryzikx
      @ryzikx Год назад

      @@vanbeet5105 Yes, obviously what Malcolm said was true, however, yt folk of that era are looking for any small thing to use against the civil rights movement. So without MLK a revolution is still impossible.

  • @Drshah_shah
    @Drshah_shah 3 года назад +126

    Malcolm was above his league. Nobody can match him still..

    • @starter47990
      @starter47990 2 года назад

      Bull shit. MLK made him look dumb AF

    • @Karl671
      @Karl671 2 года назад +1

      Yes

    • @syedm.sameer2078
      @syedm.sameer2078 2 года назад +2

      His teaching was not understood then nor are they understood now . A True Revolutionist.

    • @_VISION.
      @_VISION. 2 года назад

      Let's invoke him in the best way we can and do our way within the context of the modern times. I think we can still do what Malcom X proposed, and through business and entrepreneurship.

    • @J-Hue
      @J-Hue 2 года назад

      Not true today in that nobody can match him. But time will tell.

  • @aaronsylvester9088
    @aaronsylvester9088 4 года назад +80

    finally one person who wouldn't misconstrue Malcolm's words and call them violence to belittle his good intent

  • @Mrcee215
    @Mrcee215 4 года назад +150

    MLK was appealing to whites and MX was necessary for blacks. MLK fought for inclusivity, while MX fought for black elevation.

    • @AbS-jo9nr
      @AbS-jo9nr 4 года назад +13

      MLK was a time killer for both white and black. Spoke with no real effect, sorry to those who love him but that'sthe truth. MX was carrying all blacks on his back alone and he was strong enough so they shot him.

    • @YoungBuck-ny9kf
      @YoungBuck-ny9kf 4 года назад +14

      They both played their parts that was needed.

    • @AR-cx5yf
      @AR-cx5yf 4 года назад +1

      @@AbS-jo9nr Ain't nobody who is smart enough doesn't love malco x

    • @simondilling5353
      @simondilling5353 4 года назад +8

      King was also for black elevation. I don't know how many of his books you've read, but in his autobiography and also "Where Do We Go From Here--Chaos Or Community?" he advocates black psychological upliftment. His 1965 speech in Philadelphia and his 1967 "Black and beautiful" speech elevates the black community, too.

    • @MD-gz7ns
      @MD-gz7ns 3 года назад +6

      ​@@AbS-jo9nr mlk actually got legislation passed dumbfuck

  • @awabathily9427
    @awabathily9427 4 года назад +23

    Malcolm X was far ahead of his time comparison with king is so so low Malcolm was not just ahead of king but was far ahead of is era, white men will always say king because that's the kind of protest they wanted,

    • @nomafudale5560
      @nomafudale5560 2 года назад +1

      👏👏the Las line

    • @localdude3702
      @localdude3702 2 года назад

      The moment when MLK has done more to improve black lives in America than X has done:

    • @ryzikx
      @ryzikx Год назад

      Is that a bad thing though?

  • @DiscoverALLAH7777777
    @DiscoverALLAH7777777 4 года назад +114

    Martin Luther King had a Dream! Malcolm lived it! He witnesswd it when he went performing Hajj!

    • @adibabdullah6633
      @adibabdullah6633 3 года назад +4

      Exactly, Mashallah 🤲🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

    • @diane5140
      @diane5140 Год назад +1

      Malcolm X was violent and divisive while MLK was inclusive and will forever be loved.

    • @panchovilla7355
      @panchovilla7355 Год назад

      @@diane5140 without Malcom x I don't think mlk would have gotten as far.

    • @revertnicolas5977
      @revertnicolas5977 11 месяцев назад

      Mlk had a dream, and now he is with god.

    • @Bwilli1990
      @Bwilli1990 6 месяцев назад

      @@diane5140really Malcolm x was realistic while Dr King goals was very lofty.

  • @TheeDrGroyper
    @TheeDrGroyper 3 года назад +48

    When I talk to people about Malcolm X and do my best to explain and articulate his philosophy and teachings, I get the typical negligent response "Violence is never the answer though" and I continue with, "If you're family is threatened, someone barges in YOUR house, you won't defend by any means necessary?"

    • @nemisous83
      @nemisous83 2 года назад

      Yeah but that completely different than wantonly killing white people to send a message. The whole point of "ballots then bullets" is meant as an ultimatum not an appeal to self preservation. Its this philosophy that lead the black panthers to kill whites and intimidate people at the ballots which is no different than what the Klan did.

    • @localdude3702
      @localdude3702 2 года назад

      So starting a race war would solve it?

    • @GODISGREAT_12
      @GODISGREAT_12 Год назад +6

      They don't like truth. They want to associate him with anger and militancy and violence when he was the exact opposite

    • @Vince_theStormChaser
      @Vince_theStormChaser 8 месяцев назад

      @@GODISGREAT_12 You clearly haven't read the “ballot or the bullet” speech.

    • @GODISGREAT_12
      @GODISGREAT_12 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@Vince_theStormChaser yea I have

  • @mwalimuwade6910
    @mwalimuwade6910 5 лет назад +241

    Give me Malcolm X

    • @adrianasuniverse6909
      @adrianasuniverse6909 4 года назад +5

      I'll take Martin Luther King anyday

    • @charlesmcdowell9436
      @charlesmcdowell9436 4 года назад +30

      Malcom x anyday of the week, self defense.

    • @charlesmcdowell9436
      @charlesmcdowell9436 4 года назад +7

      ​@Thug Rose I agree with integration as well , but only if the law of the land is on your side. Non violent protest to integrate and getting brutalized by police didn't seem like good critical thinking skills to me. Why to patronize other people businesses whom rather discriminate against you? At the end of the day America need to admit what we had was not a civil rights problem, but a human rights problem. Still do. We still have mass poverty among African Americans, more money put towards a military industrial complex and prison then to social reform. America still owe reparations, and it should still be an ongoing conversation. Mlk wanted a check to put towards stimulate the economy , black business ownership, same for Malcolm but he wanted to take it a step further by requesting land.

    • @quickdepositz4809
      @quickdepositz4809 4 года назад +1

      Paul Lunsford 🤨

    • @variousartist2420
      @variousartist2420 4 года назад +9

      Facts peaceful protests change absolutely nothing never have and never will mlk was intelligent but at the end of the day he was someone white people could use and did use malcom ove mlk any day

  • @jerrytaylor821
    @jerrytaylor821 4 года назад +24

    Malcom was a Human Rights activist by way of education and evolution. He was my hero the only black man I ever looked up to and hoped to learn from, and I did. He taught me man means mind. If you don't mature as you age you will continue to be misled, run a muck, and robbed. And in some cases murdered. Never forget your enemy comes to kill, steal and destroy. Look around.

  • @purityisastateofmind7439
    @purityisastateofmind7439 4 года назад +155

    To be honest? When it's all said and done both are amazing upstanding black icons but I have no idea how anybody went with what Martin was spewing. Give me Malcolm any day

    • @eric_jung
      @eric_jung 4 года назад +3

      StrawHat Luffy lol but look at what all the peaceful protests around the us did. Got the charges and changes are being worked on as we speak

    • @eric_jung
      @eric_jung 4 года назад +6

      StrawHat Luffy what I think is that you need both. peaceful protests because if you only have riots then you’ll cause more damage than healing. If you only have peaceful protests, there’s no urgency and the peaceful protesters can be ignored and pushed over.

    • @eric_jung
      @eric_jung 4 года назад +8

      StrawHat Luffy btw just as a habit, try not to call everyone that disagrees with your opinions a fool. You can debate things without going at someone’s character.

    • @frankesposito2182
      @frankesposito2182 3 года назад

      But without Martin we all could not live and work together...

    • @starter47990
      @starter47990 2 года назад

      To be honest...Malcom didn't do shit for blacks. Because of King, we won Civil Rights. Because of King, we have black millionaires and billionaires. Because of King, we had a black President. MLK succeeded in the long run. Malcom's ideology failed

  • @BeeBeeCJr
    @BeeBeeCJr 4 года назад +16

    Neither one was accepted by the people they both fought against.
    That reality is very heavy.

  • @lairofun-dereksyoutuberecr631
    @lairofun-dereksyoutuberecr631 5 лет назад +49

    You're right comparing X to our forefathers

  • @e.k874
    @e.k874 4 года назад +75

    Malcolm X is gift from God

  • @lioneljoseph7360
    @lioneljoseph7360 4 года назад +24

    Integration depends on too many precarious variables (expanding economy, cooperation and acceptance from the dominant group, adjustments in power relations, etc.) Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X's approach is much more sensible, reasonable, and intelligent. Give me Black Nationalism/Pan-Africanism all day.

    • @lioneljoseph7360
      @lioneljoseph7360 4 года назад

      @Island Roena no doubt. Garvey influenced many others and is still continuing to influencing many people to this day. He wasn't the father of Pan-Africanism but he definitely took it to another level.

    • @oussematrabelsi9429
      @oussematrabelsi9429 4 года назад

      Pan afrcianism has failed or atleast still didn't find success in Africa. Why would it be successful in the usa. What can black nationalists even do in the USA. Form their own country? That would never happen

    • @lioneljoseph7360
      @lioneljoseph7360 4 года назад +2

      @@oussematrabelsi9429 I think we need to have a mutual understanding of what Pan-Africanism is first in order to make a judgment call about whether it is a success or failure. My understanding may be different from your's.

    • @oussematrabelsi9429
      @oussematrabelsi9429 4 года назад

      @@lioneljoseph7360 I believe that pan afrcianism is the union through solidarity of native african people politically, economically and culturally.

    • @lioneljoseph7360
      @lioneljoseph7360 4 года назад +2

      @@oussematrabelsi9429 with the right leadership this is possible. The problems we face as Black people around the world are two fold: lack of leadership and lack of education. If we can develop these two areas Pan-Africanism can be a reality.

  • @madeleinetaylor8119
    @madeleinetaylor8119 4 года назад +71

    this is very relevant right now. everyone is saying mlk would be disappointed in the riots in minneapolis but malcolm x had a point too and he would be proud.

    • @Logicsupersedes
      @Logicsupersedes 4 года назад +16

      X had a point? X had THE point.

    • @killerqueenisbestmanneko8419
      @killerqueenisbestmanneko8419 4 года назад +1

      Mlk, like ghandi believed that there were situations where non violence was not an option and violent resistance was necessary.
      Peaceful resistance works only if it is backed up with the possibility of violence(if demands arent met).

    • @SuperMuneera
      @SuperMuneera 4 года назад +10

      Malcolm X would have been incensed with the looting. Seeing young black people steal is not something he ever advocated.
      The rioting and fighting for freedom however is something that would have made him proud.

    • @wasiqhussain7712
      @wasiqhussain7712 4 года назад +4

      X would be disappointed as well as he never preached violence or harming someone who didn't harmed u. He preached self defence

    • @DiscoverALLAH7777777
      @DiscoverALLAH7777777 4 года назад

      Malcolm X became El Hajj Malik Shebazz and left Nation of Islam and tbe Multi-Culturalism he witness while performing Hajj. Martin Luther King hadca Dream! Malcolm El Hajj lived it!

  • @CosmoShidan
    @CosmoShidan 4 года назад +15

    King was not only in favor with sympathetic white folk, but in cooperation with Hispanics, Asians, and First Nations according to his autobiography.

  • @wannaduckfin
    @wannaduckfin 4 года назад +85

    I’m a conservative and I can appreciate Malcolm X

    • @infinitecanadian
      @infinitecanadian 4 года назад +5

      Then you have issues.

    • @ultamatehypersonic85
      @ultamatehypersonic85 4 года назад +19

      @@infinitecanadian Because he's a "conservative " lol ok🤦‍♂️

    • @infinitecanadian
      @infinitecanadian 4 года назад +10

      @@ultamatehypersonic85 Conservatives don't have issues. Those who like Malcolm X have issues.

    • @ultamatehypersonic85
      @ultamatehypersonic85 4 года назад +20

      @@infinitecanadian still an idiot..🤦‍♂️

    • @lorenzoburton3974
      @lorenzoburton3974 4 года назад +11

      infinitecanadian Well I hope we never meet.

  • @ray-cx3he
    @ray-cx3he 3 года назад +7

    Malcom X wasnt bought..he was truth

  • @SonSolo
    @SonSolo 4 года назад +33

    I love Dr. King and Brother Malcolm. Why must our people pick sides when it comes to our leaders, our heroes, our champions? A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand. We will be more powerful and more effective when we bring our ideas to the table, discuss our differences and come together on a common ground.
    How powerful would it have been for Malcolm X and Dr. King to lay aside their differences and join forces?! What we fail to realize is that both of these great men were EVOLVING. They were both growing and their ideas were changing. They were not the same men in their 20's as they were in their 30's.
    Prior to Dr. King's death he realized that if real change were to take place that it would have to be done economically. He founded the Poor Peoples Campaign. With the idea to fight against economic injustice, fight for fair housing and equal employment opportunities. Malcolm after his exile from the Nation of Islam went on his journey to Mecca. It was a life changing experience for him. He realized that people of all colors were Muslim and that it would take unity to bring about real change all over the world. He founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
    We do ourselves a great disservice of we don't honor and learn from both of these great leaders. While we look at numerous videos keep in mind that they were speaking in a moment in time and they were still growing. We must grow with their ideas and evolve just as they were evolving.

    • @ryzikx
      @ryzikx Год назад +2

      probably the best comment on this video, god bless

    • @1MissBreezyBaby
      @1MissBreezyBaby 7 месяцев назад +1

      Best comment here.

    • @sbarrow06
      @sbarrow06 4 месяца назад +1

      This is the best comment on this post ever! Thank You so much!

    • @SonSolo
      @SonSolo 3 месяца назад

      🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 my people

  • @abdourabalde7792
    @abdourabalde7792 2 года назад +6

    You know why the whites don't like Malcolm X because he doesn't speak to them with respect we love you Malcom X forever❤️❤️🔥

  • @mikejohnson3264
    @mikejohnson3264 2 года назад +5

    Mr. Luther King was Professor X and Malcolm X was Magneto. Both stood for there own community, just in different ways.

    • @notataco4203
      @notataco4203 2 года назад

      This is one of my favorite analogy’s x men rlly is a clever way of talking about civil rights god bless Stan lee and dr king

    • @Galvatronover
      @Galvatronover Год назад

      Malcom x wasn’t a supervillain he was advocating we take over the world he was asking for defense

  • @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970
    @konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 4 года назад +21

    I believe that when it comes to defending freedom and justice, we can learn from both MLK and Malcolm X. Though there are certain aspects in which I prefer King’s philosophy over Malcolm’s, such as civil disobedience over reciprocity, as well as my disagreements with the Nation of Islam, I respect Malcolm’s desire to not back down and was willing to promote the taking up of arms for self defense purposes, and not with the aggressive intentions. Professor is correct in saying Malcolm was very similar to the founding fathers in that very sense. I’ve read more about him recently and I’ve grown to have newfound respect for what he brought to the table for civil rights

    • @SuperMuneera
      @SuperMuneera 4 года назад +4

      Not everything can be settled with peace. There was no protesting for peace to stop WW1, WW2, Vietnam etc.
      All of those wars had less of a valid reason than black people fighting to live. WW1 was started because one King was murdered. But people think Malcolm X was wrong for no longer turning the other cheek, after 400 years of injustice.

    • @nemisous83
      @nemisous83 2 года назад

      @@SuperMuneera well those conflicts are far less complex than the civil right movement and focused more on territorial supremacy and control of resources but also no one is justifying the blood shed in those conflicts either. The problem with Malcom X is he wasn't looking for peaceful solution he was looking to get even so to speak and had he not be assassinated by the church of Islam and his vision realized it would have lead to more racial strife and possibly apartheid depending how much of his vision cane to fruition. People forget that Malcom was a black supremist meaning he wanted to effectively flip the roles where whites and other minorities are treated as second class citizens and blacks become the ruling class.

    • @SuperMuneera
      @SuperMuneera 2 года назад +1

      @@nemisous83 I totally disagree, he was not a supremacist. It's an false equivalency many people use either by mistake or to rewrite history.
      Malcolm X didn't beg for freedom, he didn't send little children to march and get attacked by policemen and dogs like MLK did.
      Malcolm X had a vision where every man had the right to protect himself. Not beg for inclusion, respect or love.
      Like I said, the two major wars were fought for far less. If anything Malcolm X exemplifies being an American far more than MLK. Who had a more socialist approach than one of self defence.

    • @nemisous83
      @nemisous83 2 года назад

      @@SuperMuneera Malcom X absolutely was a supremist and frequently used terms like "white devil" and various other slurs for white people. saying Malcom X wasnt racist is almost as ridiculous as saying Andrew Jackson didn't hate the Native Americans. both where incredibly prejudice due to their harsh upbringing
      Malcom X had alot of forward thinking ideas for the black community however Malcom was always about retribution and getting even with the white man not breaking bread and putting aside the past for peace.
      Well everyone in the MLK rallies wanted to be there no one was forced, however the difference between MLK and Malcom X was MLK action acted on his vision where as Malcom X simply spouted rhetoric and criticized MLK for not being harsh enough on the white man.
      Malcom X was concerned about purging the black community of white influence which is why he encouraged his followers to accept Islam instead of the white man's religion (Christianity) this even extended to political and economic structure as well embracing Socialism/Communism. MLk was the exact opposite and embraced American traditions because he felt that the African American community was as much American as the white folk.

    • @SuperMuneera
      @SuperMuneera 2 года назад

      @@nemisous83 How do you break bread with people who enslaved you for 500 years, barred you from public places, murdered you without punishment?
      Why didn’t Britain and the US break bread with Nazi Germany? Fighting a war and dragging 90 percent of every nation on earth, by your logic makes them just as bad as the Nazi’s.
      As for MLK, the reason he was murdered was because he changed his philosophy. He realised integration meant black people would start from the very bottom. “I fear I am integrating my people into a hiring house” we’re his words not long before his death.
      And that’s exactly what integration meant. Black people had to give away their schools, businesses and start again. Black people per capita are poorer now than before integration.
      In Malcolm X’s vision it was complete separation by race. Because why force yourself to be with people who despise you. Black people would have had their own nation, own politics and would have generated wealth. And due to their standing globally would have outperformed their white counterparts. That’s why white people didn’t want to separate.

  • @hahxhwh1262
    @hahxhwh1262 4 года назад +17

    Malcolm x name is hot and rare.

  • @cecilia4685
    @cecilia4685 4 года назад +25

    X all the way.

  • @mubarakolad1899
    @mubarakolad1899 4 года назад +8

    Malcolm x knew to deal with the devils

  • @olaa9049
    @olaa9049 4 года назад +9

    Malcolm X, true champion

  • @yassincagayare9598
    @yassincagayare9598 4 года назад +22

    you really compared them fairly. thank you

  • @slimgxd_2236
    @slimgxd_2236 5 лет назад +31

    Dr. King & Minister Shabazz were the greatest civil rights leaders we, the Black Community has ever had...although they didn’t always see eye to eye to solve the racial barriers between blacks and whites they still had a deep friendship. These two men will forever live in my heart. All their teachings & philosophies will I practice each day. 💯 I have a dream and I will achieve it by any means necessary ✊🏾

  • @andreamadsen2178
    @andreamadsen2178 5 лет назад +40

    God bless you. This is exactly what my next American Civ paper is on. You’re my hero 🤯🤯

  • @deldol1994
    @deldol1994 4 года назад +7

    Malcom x was more intelligent way beyond than Luther king

  • @CosmoShidan
    @CosmoShidan 4 года назад +8

    Also, when combining non-violence and reciprocity, you get a diversity of tactics and strategy!

  • @putbye1
    @putbye1 5 лет назад +28

    haha i love this "black coffee" analogy

  • @BullyMo143
    @BullyMo143 4 года назад +25

    MLK = what the oppressors want to hear
    MALCOLM =What the oppressed want to hear

  • @GL1321
    @GL1321 4 года назад +3

    Almost all the comments I have read are in favor of MALCOLM X.

  • @MrBrownnn696
    @MrBrownnn696 5 лет назад +14

    As always you did a great job Mr. Richey..... I'm not a student of history in college but I am 1 in the since I study history on my own time.

  • @chillingcat5033
    @chillingcat5033 4 года назад +9

    Dude I was literally looking for a side by side general comparison of MLK and MX... you da man T.Rich

  • @gilbertaviles2102
    @gilbertaviles2102 4 года назад +3

    Martin Luther king said turn the other cheek Malcom x said fuck that hit em back

  • @2002coldflower
    @2002coldflower 5 лет назад +26

    Uncel Tom vs the real man

    • @anthonywavy5637
      @anthonywavy5637 4 года назад +3

      Shoaib Iqbal Uncle Tom was actually an hero you fucking idiot and I know your not going to respond to facts how is king a sellout because he actually wanted love and peace fuck outta here

    • @Dutchman-2002
      @Dutchman-2002 4 года назад

      Thats fucking racist, you idiot

    • @2002coldflower
      @2002coldflower 4 года назад +7

      @@anthonywavy5637 uncel Tom was and still is a Word for those Who dont have that mental capacity to understand the diffrence btw getting fcked continusely even if they wear the thrown out cloths of their masters n feel free in It. a free man Who dont care about superficial liberation but want real equal rights n punish those Who took It away from him.

  • @andy-1312
    @andy-1312 4 года назад +15

    6:11 on god i was making myself a coffee while listening to this and as i was pouring creamer, Tom said this

    • @eyobs.3056
      @eyobs.3056 4 года назад

      Okay, so what? Who cares about your coffee comment. If you don't have something serious to comment, don't even say it

    • @andy-1312
      @andy-1312 4 года назад +1

      @@eyobs.3056 man why do u care so much about this just let people live and keep it 100 hope u have a nice day

    • @alexsantiago4446
      @alexsantiago4446 3 года назад

      @@eyobs.3056 lmao but obviously you responded to his comment 😂😂you sound sad

  • @moonsyoungestsun6550
    @moonsyoungestsun6550 2 года назад +2

    I don't do conspiracy theories but both of these civil rights activists being assassinated at 39 really made me wonder.

  • @wilfredbangura5902
    @wilfredbangura5902 4 года назад +3

    Whilst MLK was fighting for civil rights, MX was fighting for human rights. Remember his speech when he said the whole African-American question would be taken into the UN?

  • @omeradam2781
    @omeradam2781 4 года назад +3

    Malcolm was intiligent , he addressed and gave the confidence to black people, and he changed his views from segregation to lets account all oppresserers in UN and self defend for your right

  • @MohamedHamzaKhaouti
    @MohamedHamzaKhaouti 4 года назад +8

    WOW! Concise, comprehensive, to the point and as unbiased as it gets. Love the content. Definitely following for more. Thanks!

  • @MannyMahomes
    @MannyMahomes 4 года назад +16

    This helped a lot, thank you so much📚

  • @dengone6191
    @dengone6191 Год назад +1

    Malcolm X didn't teach violence he taught self defense

  • @kwameaboagye121
    @kwameaboagye121 2 года назад +2

    I love Baba MX so much for twenty six years because he made me the man that am and that’s with self.
    Baba MX principles
    1. Self consciously
    2. Self dependency
    3. Self defiantly
    4. Self righteously

  • @SWAGKINGSBD
    @SWAGKINGSBD 2 года назад +2

    Black ppl would be so much further if we looked at Malcolm more than MLK. Separate but equal

  • @dagreatburrows6885
    @dagreatburrows6885 4 года назад +7

    I'm always a X fan

  • @omarg2054
    @omarg2054 2 года назад +2

    man actually knows everything he's talking about and bias is not motivating what he's saying so props to him, good job on this, you have my respect :)

  • @ruslialhamdi3377
    @ruslialhamdi3377 3 года назад +5

    Malcolm X fighting for Human Rights that was the difference

  • @ghaaltupac9635
    @ghaaltupac9635 4 года назад +4

    I prefer Malcom X way

  • @abulabbasalhilali8946
    @abulabbasalhilali8946 4 года назад +4

    Fair and objective comparison and excellent short analysis. Very helpful for general understanding and academic purpose

  • @SmittyB88
    @SmittyB88 Год назад +2

    I think they should teach about Malcolm X

  • @lairofun-dereksyoutuberecr631
    @lairofun-dereksyoutuberecr631 5 лет назад +12

    Thank you for helping me with this knowledge.

  • @SilentMovements305
    @SilentMovements305 4 года назад +3

    People love to disagree wit Malcolm mainly because of "violence" but forget to acknowledge that the country they live in has bombed more countries in the past 50 years n still has not been touched

    • @user-vb4lb8lf5y
      @user-vb4lb8lf5y 2 года назад

      Not the last fifty years but throughout American history, if you were to describe America in one word, it would undoubtedly be war. But the Americans do not realize that because except for those indiscriminate armed attacks here and there, they have not yet experienced what it means to bomb or occupy your country. They don't know the real violence their army is doing with their taxes.

    • @SilentMovements305
      @SilentMovements305 2 года назад

      @@user-vb4lb8lf5y you are right anerican history is war n for the ones uninformed bout it its either indoctrination ignorance or jus don't care bout it. Either way america will have its time to

  • @2chics
    @2chics 3 года назад +5

    Thank you! This helped so much for my Malcolm X project!

  • @sakuraharuno4059
    @sakuraharuno4059 3 года назад +2

    I'm french and I understand everything, for my homerworks we have to listen to your video and take notes thank you !

  • @folarinadejube5721
    @folarinadejube5721 4 года назад +5

    Both men were great and right in their respective methods. Ghandi of Indian secured independence from British without violence. US used extreme method to do same. Either method only needed to be acted upon with conviction and I think MLK did that. Non violence is not synonymous to being passive , the bus boycott, the match were active non violent methods.

    • @fourhorsemenmechanix757
      @fourhorsemenmechanix757 4 года назад +3

      Gandhi didn't do anything. The British only left because the Nazis had devastated their country during the war and you can't exactly rebuild your country while playing empire.
      Gandhi was a tool used by the British oppressors to convince the populace of South Asia to embrace the flawed philosophy of non-violence while the British openly continued to use violence. At best he was a useful idiot who was to caught in in bs spirituality and the notion of good vs evil, rather than seeing the world through a lense of reality. Or perhaps the truth was darker and he deliberately did the things he did to make it easier for the British to rule by side lining more direct and at times violent freedom philosophies. Gandhi did say that he believed that the White man was superior to the Indian. Maybe he suffered from stock holm syndrome and decided to aid his oppressors.

    • @reevanamin5865
      @reevanamin5865 3 года назад

      India got independence due to actual nationalists like Subhash Chandra Bose.

  • @honey-senpai4225
    @honey-senpai4225 3 года назад +4

    Some of you people in these comments are truly disgusting people 🤢. These two men devoted their life and even died for a cause greater than them. Something most of you cannot do. I see people bringing down these two black brothers and putting them against each other even in death. CAUSING MORE DIVISIONS. Instead of being grateful for their sacrifice and trying to maybe follow in their footsteps and do better. No matter who’s perspective you agree with we can all agree that they both had the right idea. And because you don’t agree with some of their opinions doesn’t give you the right to judge them. Check yourself before checking others.

    • @localdude3702
      @localdude3702 2 года назад

      Trying to find someone who asked.

  • @we_still_rise
    @we_still_rise 4 года назад +3

    Malcolm X and the MLK towards the end of his life. Compare those two.

  • @randymarsh7308
    @randymarsh7308 3 года назад +2

    I didn't realize Theo Von taught history in his spare time.

  • @joshneal6769
    @joshneal6769 4 года назад +9

    Only part he’s wrong on is the self help about Malcolm. He was okay with aid of other races but didn’t believe in integration until black ppl united as one first.

  • @eliasc9914
    @eliasc9914 5 лет назад +18

    Can I please get a blessing from the god of AP Euro for the test in May so I can get a 5? Please?

  • @goldenstandard187
    @goldenstandard187 3 года назад +4

    Yo I been watching all these vid and Malcom getting more love I respect everybody

  • @1993muth
    @1993muth 2 года назад +2

    Malcolm X had an international impact. And put international pressure on the USA. MLK did not have the dame kind of impact, yet we celebrate his efforts more.

  • @lilmonke2190
    @lilmonke2190 Год назад +1

    I don’t see why A lot of people in this comment section are trying to belittle mlk in favor of Malcolm x or vice versa. I don’t see what we have to decide between the 2, can’t we accept that mlk and Malcolm both took huge strides in civil rights? I understand there’s still progress to be made, but don’t pretend like either of these 2 haven’t changed anything

    • @revertnicolas5977
      @revertnicolas5977 11 месяцев назад

      People are very stupid, they think that they can rank these two giants of the History.

  • @MuhammadMuhammad-ew2en
    @MuhammadMuhammad-ew2en 3 месяца назад +2

    I love MX..he's tactful and his diplomacy.

  • @JW-ku7nn
    @JW-ku7nn 25 дней назад

    If we use X-Men as an analogy. MLK = Professor X and Malcom X = Magneto

  • @carribeanbratzguyanesequeen997
    @carribeanbratzguyanesequeen997 4 года назад +4

    I like both
    I love both
    I respect both

  • @MinDetonator96
    @MinDetonator96 5 лет назад +4

    I didn't see anything on the civil Rights movement on last year's exam.

    • @BrandorKOB
      @BrandorKOB 5 лет назад +11

      This would not surprise Malcolm X

  • @charlesmcdowell9436
    @charlesmcdowell9436 4 года назад +5

    Should see mlk last speeches and interviews. He wanted us to spend billions to fix poverty and wanted to stop the military industrial complex.

  • @MrMatt-qs2ck
    @MrMatt-qs2ck 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the very accessible and helpful comparison.
    However, that these two are complimentary is far from clear.

  • @damiannorbert7776
    @damiannorbert7776 4 года назад +1

    Let's us not compare both stand for their people

  • @yusufali4929
    @yusufali4929 4 года назад +4

    The Difference ....Molcolm X had the Balls to say I dnt have to beg for Freedom and Respect I will Get it by any means necessary...MLK Come on Lets Get along Now

  • @nottilly
    @nottilly 2 года назад

    currently studying for my civil rights gsce exam, and im so grateful for this video and the comments too as both have opened up new vocaulary, new opinions and new sentences that i will defintly use in my exam!!
    appreciate the educated response from everyone!

  • @dianaraymond9
    @dianaraymond9 Год назад +1

    If Martin and malcombe were alive today, the life for black people would be completely different in the most postive!

  • @mohamedsiyat2069
    @mohamedsiyat2069 4 года назад +2

    I choose the quality of Malcom X on a matter of addressing

  • @oneshot1824
    @oneshot1824 4 года назад +1

    The question is who took the picture of malcolm x by the window?

  • @ulrichlachman1216
    @ulrichlachman1216 3 года назад +2

    Malcolm X message is far more beter than dr Marin Luther King Jr. Malcolm x is the Champ.

  • @urbanwarchief
    @urbanwarchief 3 года назад +2

    I like looking up to these fellas. Someday I'm gonna be the first Cree prime minister and show the world real change

  • @maddog2439
    @maddog2439 5 лет назад +3

    Can you do a video on Napoleon?? I’m doing AP Euro and I love your videos so it would be helpful (also, AP Euro 10 week review 6-10, when will they be out???)

  • @michaelchibulu5243
    @michaelchibulu5243 3 года назад +2

    i think they both had a great deal of addressing inequality on race at a domestic level

  • @Jaafar_Alkhalifa
    @Jaafar_Alkhalifa 3 года назад +1

    Malcom X left "left the Nation of Islam" that had nothing to do with Islam, and learn the true religion of Islam, and preached his solution that the majority is trying to ignore... he said I encourage Americans to study Islam, and he thought that the solution lied there, he saw a practical example in Saudi Arabia, where Muslims with different races and colors are united.
    Saying he "left the Nation of Islam" without clarify is quite disingenuous in my opinion.

  • @esulfab99
    @esulfab99 4 года назад

    An honest explanation to the contrasting approached by the two most iconic civil rights leaders in American history.

  • @ousmanejalloh7312
    @ousmanejalloh7312 4 года назад +10

    malcom x later would support integtation after allah open his eyes during the hajj

    • @anthonyyormesor2725
      @anthonyyormesor2725 4 года назад +6

      Malcolm never supported integration. What he came to appreciate after the Hajj was that, all White men were not evil after his pilgrimage. He admitted his earlier assertion of 'all White men were evil' as being wrong. In that same interview, he reaffirmed his continuous belief in non-integration.

  • @MrKingoverall
    @MrKingoverall 2 года назад +1

    Loved this video. Your analysis of these two men was objective, rational and purely academic (no personal feelings added). Subbed :)

  • @clydeshabazz7976
    @clydeshabazz7976 4 года назад +5

    THE UNITED NATIONS MALCOLM X GENOCIDE RESOLUTION MUST COME INTO EXISTENCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS!!!!!

    • @eyobs.3056
      @eyobs.3056 4 года назад +1

      The only problem with that is the UN is run by the USA, very corrupted

    • @clydeshabazz7976
      @clydeshabazz7976 4 года назад +1

      @@eyobs.3056 TRUTH but WORLDWIDE PRESSURE FROM AVERAGE AFRICANS O. THE CONTINENT AND DIASPORA WILL CHANGE THAT QUICKLY!!!! THIS IS 2020 TRUST ME!!!! THIS IS THE AGE OF CLARITY!!! LIKE PERFECT VISION!!!!! CORRUPT AFRICAN POLITICIANS AND CORRUPT AMERIKKKAN ONES CAN'T STOP THIS MOVEMENT!!!!

    • @eyobs.3056
      @eyobs.3056 4 года назад

      @@clydeshabazz7976 I definitely agree with this time being a little bit different, the atmosphere, and a lot of young people are waking up, the movement got some ground, but we shall see if anything would be different. The White house can't even agree to pass the new police reform the Democrats proposed 🤷‍♂️

  • @moussacamara6296
    @moussacamara6296 4 года назад +2

    Mx is the best

  • @CHEVYCAMARO4GEN
    @CHEVYCAMARO4GEN 3 года назад +2

    Dude my respects for a white guy to know more history than those who think they know

  • @suffa07
    @suffa07 3 года назад +1

    Most people focus on the pre Hajj, pre suspension from the NOI Malcolm. That Malcolm would preference almost every interview he gave with a “The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches...” So, it was actually another man’s message that made Malcolm look like an angry, incorrigible, reverse racist. Malcolm was way more intelligent, refined, and eloquent than to be put in a box as just some hot-headed firebrand.
    Not saying this video is communicating that directly, but that is, i’m sure, the takeaway for many. Because that’s just all some can or want to hear.
    At any rate, I concur with your astute assessment/comparison.
    I can only imagine if these minds (Malcolm X & MLK), ideas, and philosophies, had merged. I imagine the powers that be of the time realized this...