Sunday, November 8, 2009

Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

Malcolm X:

Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. He stood up for the rights of African-Americans. He was known as a very great and influential man in the history of blacks.

Martin Luther King Jr.:

Martin Luther King Jr. was a very important man in the history of African-Americans. He was a clergyman, activist and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Then in 1963 he led the March on Washington where he presented his very famous speech called "I Have a Dream".He was later assassinated for standing up for what rights he should have on April 4, 1968.

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