During the early 1960's in American History, the British Invasion was in full force, American troops were stationed in Vietnam and society was facing a transformation. In the midst of all these radical changes, the most prominent and extreme were the Civil Rights Movement and issue of racism that loomed over the heads of millions of Americans. With all the organizations and leaders involved with this movement, no more did the spotlight focus on anyone other than Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. While these two men and pioneers had some strong differences in the way they spoke, lived and viewed the Civil Rights Movement, they could agree that a change had to be made quickly towards the treatment of African Americans at that time. In the letter written by MLK from Birmingham, and the speech given by Malcolm X in Detroit, both make strong arguments by explaining their motives and morals in order to expose the harsh realities of racism and segregation and how they plan to......
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