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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.11
How did Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X's approaches to civil rights differ?
Both leaders exclusively promoted peaceful protests.
Neither leader believed in the power of speeches or public assemblies.
Both leaders rejected the concept of racial integration.
Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for nonviolent resistance while Malcolm X supported self-defense and black nationalism.
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AP US History - 8.11 The Expansion of the Civil Rights Movement
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