The civil rights movement was a time when a people who where opressed for many years, rose up against the odds and achieved their freedom. An admirable aspect of the civil rights movement was the unachieveable victory that the african americans sought after and made. Through determination, persistence, and courage, the african americans won their independence. They stared down the lions throat and managed to escape with only a few scars and should be honorably …
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…for freedom through "any means necessary" would raise hatred towards his work. A prime example of the non-violence approach was Martin Luther King Jr. and the speeches he made. He inspired and preached the non-violence tactic without causing the descrepency that Malcolm X did. He tried to unite all mankind without the fear and hatred of Malcolm X. Martin Luther definetly used a more advanced tactic that opened the eyes of many americans including whites.