both had different ideas about how to deal with two other major difficulties in the lives of African Americans. African Americans faced de facto segregation in the north and de jure segregation in the south. In response, King focused on pushing for an end to segregation in an effort to allow for integrated facilities, such as schools (Document 4). In contrast, X felt that it was necessary to being to explore alternative options for African Americans so they would be able to have places of their own to learn (Document 5). X’s idea would have helped African Americans to be able to become educated in an environment that is less pressured than some of the schools in the south, which made it a necessity to use the army to escort African Americans to school. Also, during the 1960s, African Americans struggled to find employment to be economically self-reliant. While Martin Luther King advocated for boycotts of businesses that did not support African Americans (Document 6), Malcolm X took his ideas a step further. X advocated for individuals to patronize their local businesses to improve the quality of their own neighborhoods (Document 7). This thinking would help to grow African American communities and help to bring them to be closer to economic
both had different ideas about how to deal with two other major difficulties in the lives of African Americans. African Americans faced de facto segregation in the north and de jure segregation in the south. In response, King focused on pushing for an end to segregation in an effort to allow for integrated facilities, such as schools (Document 4). In contrast, X felt that it was necessary to being to explore alternative options for African Americans so they would be able to have places of their own to learn (Document 5). X’s idea would have helped African Americans to be able to become educated in an environment that is less pressured than some of the schools in the south, which made it a necessity to use the army to escort African Americans to school. Also, during the 1960s, African Americans struggled to find employment to be economically self-reliant. While Martin Luther King advocated for boycotts of businesses that did not support African Americans (Document 6), Malcolm X took his ideas a step further. X advocated for individuals to patronize their local businesses to improve the quality of their own neighborhoods (Document 7). This thinking would help to grow African American communities and help to bring them to be closer to economic