Malcolm X

In United States of America, There are two great leaders who contribute their whole life for African-American freedom and black people’s liberty. One is Martin Luther King Jr was a great African-American leader who believed in non violence and followed Christianity and the another was Malcolm X who was believed in revolution and followed Islam.

Different religion, different thinking and different ideology but the core aim is freedom and identity for black people in America. Both leaders were assassinated through gun shots at the age of 39. Malcolm X was killed at 1965 and Martin Luther King Jr was at 1968.

Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an African-American human-rights activist and Muslim Minister. By Born his was “Malcolm-Little” later he was convert into Islam through his brother which was influenced by Elijah Muhammad. His father was arrested and killed by white supremacists. Soon his mother was placed in mental hospital and he was sent to Forster home. At the age of 20, 1946 Malcolm X was prison for various illegal activities especially in drug trade. In 1952, Malcolm accepted Islam while he was in prison and joined as a member in “Nation of Islam” very soon he became one of the leaders in this Organisation which was lead by Elijah Muhammad. In 1964, he leaves the Nation of Islam and he founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity and Muslim Mosque, Inc.

In 1965, he was assassinated by three groups of members in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom theatre with 21 gunshots in his body. 

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Martin Luther King Jr

Martin Luther King. Jr means Non-violence, Modern American Liberalism, Peace movement and African-American Civil Rights Movement.

Martin Luther King, Jr (1929 – 1968), was a great social activist and the leader for African-American Civil Rights Movement. He works for the African American people and their basic civil rights in the country. During his period the black peoples were consider as a secondary citizen in the country even thought they fought for American Freedom. King raises his voice against the racial discrimination in the country through non-violence which is introduced by “Mohands Karamchand Gandhi” (Father of India).

King proves he is an eminent speaker through his reputation among American People and he established prominent place in American history. His famous code “I have Dream” was delivered during his March on Washington in 1963. The Next year 1964, King became the world’s youngest Nobel Prize winner for peace.

April 4, 1968 King was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis. On 3rd April king delivered his last speech “I have Been to the Mountaintop”.

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Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (1913 – 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist and also she was called as "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement"

Rosa Parks, an African American who travelled in public transport in Alabama, Montgomery. She was arrested for refused to give her seat to white person because the federal law says “American should surrender their seats while the white demanding for it. Even though they bought the ticket they can’t claim the full rights”. 

This incident causes the great boycott against the Montgomery public transport which was called as "Montgomery Bus Boycott". It starts on Dec-1^st, 1955 and ended in Dec 1^st, 1956 (the federal system changes the transport laws against the African Americans). Browder v. Gayle, Martin LutherKing Jr and Ralph Abernathy were played the major role in this boycott. 

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