Assignment
1. Compare and contrast Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
a. In your answering of this question, you must do the following:
i. Find and discuss original quotes from both X and King that articulate their ideas about:
1. Slavery
2. Black identity
3. America
4. Economics
5. Integration
6. Politics in America
ii. Find and discuss original quotes from at least two members of the Black Panther Party and the Black lives Matter Movement about Malcolm X and MLK.
iii. Quote Cone in the course of your answers.
2. How have our ideas about race changed since the 1960s?
a. How have our ideas of blackness changed?
b. What impact did MLK have on our ideas about what black men and women can and cannot accomplish in this country?
c. What impact did X have on our ideas about what black men and women can and cannot accomplish?
d. Of the two, MLK and X, whose ideas are the most influential today? Why?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.