Combating Racial Inequality: The Legacy of King and Malcolm the cause. In the case of Martin Luther King, he wants his fellow citizens to understand that the forces that attempt to oppress them should not lead to “a distrust of all white people” (Martin Luther King 69). Meanwhile, Malcolm towards white people (Malcolm X 73). Martin Luther King's speech, however, encourages white men to join the cause because for him equality implies that each race recognizes the right to fight for the rights of each, or as he declares, "the destiny [of white men] is linked to the destiny [of black men]” ( Martin Luther King 69). This is why his entire speech not only focuses on the black community, although they are a major factor, but he also includes all races in his idea of freedom and equality. In contrast, Malcolm For him, "black unity" must be the first priority before "black-white unity", and he continually emphasizes in his text how they should focus on strengthening the black community (Malcolm

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