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Unit 8 – The Postwar Period and Cold War, 1945–1980
Topic 8.10
Which of these marked a key difference between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.'s approach to civil rights?
Malcolm X hailed from Alabama; Martin Luther King Jr was born in Nebraska.
Malcolm X boycotted buses in Montgomery; Martin Luther King Jr did not participate in this boycott.
Malcolm X opposed desegregation; Martin Luther King Jr supported it.
Malcolm X advocated for black power and separatism, whereas Martin Luther King Jr. promoted nonviolent resistance and integration.
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AP US History - 8.10 The African American Civil Rights Movement (1960s)
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