Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were very significant during the civil rights movement. Both were excellent speakers and shared a goal but had two different ways to solve it. Martin Luther King Jr. chose to solve problems by using nonviolence to create equality among all races to achieve the goal. Malcolm X also wanted to reduce discrimination and eliminate segregation, but using another tactic to successfully achieve the similar goal. Both men's backgrounds were a major driving force behind how they executed their plans to overcome various mistreatments. Martin Luther King Jr. was a more pronounced orator, a more refined leader, and overall saw a bigger picture than Malcolm X. Martin Luther King Jr. came from a middle-class family with two loving, supportive parents. He was born in Georgia, January 15, 1929. Dr. King Jr. was one of three children. The impact it had on black and white audiences changed the way they viewed segregation and unity. He was such a revolutionary speaker that he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Martin Luther King Jr. was the living definition of a prototypical maverick, a person who does not change his initial thoughts or actions based on what others do . The reason the prototypical nonconformist defines him so well is because his speeches were written to inspire all races, especially young African Americans, to use nonviolence to solve any problem and to never lose sight of their dreams. His most famous speech "I Have a Dream" was about building each other up to help achieve each other's goals in the absence of hatred and violence. It also brought to light the realization that God sees no race as more superior to a...... middle of paper ......r than dominating other races. In history we know that no two men are the same but, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were phenomenal people and leaders. They had both visualized some kind of change in the future, but were literally unable to see it. Both Dr. King and Malcolm X set out to bring a sense of confidence to blacks across the United States. Their primary purpose was to help instill the power and strength of Black people so they could overcome the racial disparity and prejudices that surrounded them, but both had unique and distinct ways of promoting their message. Martin was more oriented and focused on equality and the well-being of the world as a whole, Malcolm unfairly.