Question

During the early 1900s, Booker T. Washington supported a moderate strategy for attaining civil rights for African Americans, while W.E.B. Du Bois called for a more aggressive approach. During the 1960s, a similar difference emerged between -

Answer 1

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

Explanation: Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister, scholar and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. His "I have a dream speech" is popular all around the world. He believed in a moderate non-violent approach for achieving equality.

Malcolm X was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was also very popular during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his staunch and controversial black racial advocacy and his belief that the movement's aim be achieved by any means necessary.

Luther King advocated non-violent direct action and passive resistance while Malcolm X urged his fellow black Americans to protect themselves against white aggression by any means necessary, even violence. This basic difference in their strategies often made them at odds with each other.