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Malcom X Comparison and Contrast Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were both activists during the time of racial segregation. Malcolm X was mainly an orator of a religious sect, while Doctor King was a pastor at his local Baptist Church. They both had similar beliefs, but had different views on how to achieve their point. Still both thought about how to earn their freedom to be equal with the white man. Malcolm X thought that this problem should be solved immediately, yet Dr. King thought he it was going to take time. Malcolm X felt strongly about results happening now. Doctor King said it would be a long time and did not lie about it, unlike Malcolm X. In contrast to other black religious leaders of that time who espoused pacifism, which meant he supported peace. Malcolm X called for achieving equality "by any means necessary." The main opponent of King's moderate policies was SNCC. SNCC stood for Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. Black Power advocates were influenced by Malcolm X. They viewed Malcolm's black nationalist philosophy, which emphasized black separatism and self-sufficiency, as more realistic for dealing with racism in the United States. They also appreciated Malcolm's emphasis on black pride and self-assertion which black, malcolm, thought, time, man, king, white, racial, dr, views, sncc, shot, often, need, help, death, both, about, were, yet, x’s, wishes, way, violent, viewed, until, unnecessary, unlikely, unjust, united, threats, take, supported