Martin luther kind vs Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in different environments. King was raised in a comfortable middle-class family where education was very important. On the other hand, Malcolm X was raised in the ghettos of Detroit, Boston, and New York, with much of his life without a father. He received little schooling and rose to greatness on his own intelligence and determination. Malcolm X was born and was raised in a completely different atmosphere than King, an atmosphere of fear, anger, and violence which lead him to spread his message in different ways then King. The opposite ways these two men grew up is why some believe they had such a different approach. King used non-violence to break the walls of oppression, and Malcolm X, with a violent childhood, wanted to gain fr...