and Malcolm X were both civil rights leaders during the 1960s. Both were deeply religious but had different ideologies about how equal rights should be attained. MLK focussed on nonviolent protest (e.g., bus boycotts, sit-ins, and marches), while Malcolm X believed in attaining equal rights by any means necessary.
While MLK's goal was peacful marches to stop segregation, Malcomb X's take on the problem was in a much more...aggressive manner. He wanted people to defend themselves from whites in any means necessary. This included violence.
