History
Assignment Instructions
Review the following,
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcom X presentation
Loving Your Enemies by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pierre Berton Interview with Malcolm X and Pierre Berton attached file
Respond to the following questions in a cohesive essay, with an introduction, a series of body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Be sure to use short, direct quotes from the documents to back up your ideas; avoid over-quoting.
Summarize Malcolm X’s ideas on how the black community should and should not respond to white oppression. Analyze how he makes his arguments. What would you critique and what would you support in what he is saying?
Summarize Dr. King’s applications of Jesus’ command to ‘love your enemies’ to his audience’s present circumstances. Analyze how he makes his arguments. What would you critique and what would you support in what he is saying?
Consider how Malcolm X would critique King’s sermon and how King would critique X’s interview. Which critique would you side with, and why?