Martin Luther King Jr. og Malcolm X

Martin Luther King jr. was born on January 15, 1929, and graduated as the valedictorian of crozier`s theological seminary.

In 1951 MLK became pastor of a Baptist church in Montgomery Alabama and later completed his Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy). MLK was a religious man, he was a pastor, he looked at racism and all the so-called separated but equal laws and the terrible treatment of people of color in the United States. He said this is absolutely wrong, he said this is all against God`s will, this is not recognizing the dignity of people, and he made all face that, in very powerful ways.

In 1955 Rosa parks refused to move in the back of the bus, MLK was chosen to lead a citywide bus boycott, two years later king MLK and a group of civil rights activists formed the southern Christian leadership conference to conduct nonviolent protests for civil rights.

Inspired by Gandhi`s activism MLK worked with SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) to organize black voters and civil rights protests

In 1963 MLK was arrested at a march in Alabama During his prison time MLK wrote a rebuttal to an article denouncing his methods. His long hand notes on the margins of the newspapers became known as the letter from Birmingham jail and were famously republished and studied in colleges across the country.