This Day in History: April 4-Anniversary of 2 Provocative Speeches

Hello, fellow history enthusiasts. On this day in history, two dynamic speeches were made from different sides of the continuum of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

Today marks 50 years since MLK's "Beyond Vietnam." King was known more for "I have a dream" and "I've been to the mountaintop," but he said that people who didn't understand his positions expressed in speeches like this didn't really understand him at all.

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Today also marks 53 years since Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet." Known for the soundbite "By any means necessary," El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz doesn't get much coverage in many circles, other than to present him as an adversary of King. There were definitely differences between the two, but were there also similarities?

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Now here's a few questions a history teacher might appreciate. Which speech is more controversial and why? What are the pros and cons of each speech? If they were given in a debate setting, how would you respond? How do you think they would respond to each other in a face to face debate? Are these speeches relevant today?