Martin Luther King and Malcolm These two important leaders had many difficulties obtaining their rights and even their personal lives. Their beliefs about segregation came from both family and personal thoughts that led them to strike and act in accordance with segregation laws. They both had their share of struggles and disappointments that made them fight harder for their rights. Martin Luther King was devoted to Christianity and that is why he acted in a non-violent manner, but Malcolm best way to control things. Malcolm X had a difficult life growing up in Omaha, Nebraska. He and his family watched their house burn down because someone set it on fire. Shortly after their house burned down, a mob killed her father. His father was a rural Michigan farmer who followed Marcus Garvey, who led and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association. As a child, Malcolm always went to meetings with his father. Her mother eventually broke down trying to keep the family together and was taken to a mental institution. He was then placed in foster care and attended an all-white school. He was told he would have to get a job using his hands, even though he was top of his class. He then got involved in gangs and went to prison (MLK ​​vs. Malcolm). In prison, he began to follow the words of Elijah Muhammad. Elijah was the leader of the Nation of Islam in America. Malcolm over time became the nation's most important and favored leader and created economic stability. During his leadership, he brought many members to the group by making a declaration of independence. He was in the middle of the paper and praising people, but they lived and struggled the same way. Works Cited About Dr. King. (nd). Retrieved May 18, 2014, from The King Center: http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-dr-kingEdwards, B. (2011, March 14). Mlk vs. Malcolm (nd). Retrieved May 18, 2014, from Martin Luther King Jr and the Global Freedom Struggle: http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_malcolm_x_1925_1965Moritz, E. (nd). Comparison of Martin and Malcolm. Retrieved May 18, 2014, from Elkes homepage: https://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~moritz/6.htmlRamsees7. (nd). Malcolm X versus Martin Luther King. Retrieved May 18, 2014 from blackstudies.net: http://blackstudies.net/malcolm-x-vs-martin-luther-king-3/