USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Though Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were both influential figures in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, the two met only once and exchanged just a few words. When Malcolm Little was growing up in Lansing, Michigan, he developed a mistrust for white Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Malcolm X publicly accused Elijah of “having 8 children with six different teenage girls” who “were his private secretaries.” Elijah confirmed the rumors in 1963, attempting to justify his behavior by referring to precedents set by biblical prophets.

Detailed explanation-3: -In June 1964, he founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity, which identified racism, and not the white race, as the enemy of justice. His more moderate philosophy became influential, especially among members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).

Detailed explanation-4: -As the nation’s most visible proponent of Black Nationalism, Malcolm X’s challenge to the multiracial, nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King, Jr., helped set the tone for the ideological and tactical conflicts that took place within the black freedom struggle of the 1960s.