Comparing Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

U.S. HISTORY (11th Grade)

Watch or listen to speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Many of Malcolm X’s speeches are available at http://www.malcolm-x.org. A rich collection of Martin Luther King,Jr.’s speeches are available at http://www.mlkonline.net/.Video and audio recordings are also available.

For Malcolm X, search YouTube for the following possibilities: By Any Means Necessary The Ballot or the Bullet (audio) The House Negro and the Field Negro

For Martin Luther King, Jr., search YouTube for the following possibilities: I Have a Dream Beyond Vietnam

Prepare a short presentation in which you contrast the framing of the civil rights question by King and Malcolm X.

Historical Concepts

MODERN WORLD HISTORY (10th Grade)

Instructions

Take examples of historical concepts from historical events.

World War II - ABC to XYZ

U.S. HISTORY (11th Grade)

Instructions

The ABCs of World War II.