lowers through his speeches to rise up and protest against their white enemies. Theyre not your friends, no, they are your enemy. Treat them like that and fight them(X 1964). He encouraged African Americans to stand up against the white America that oppressed them.Malcolm X used direct and to the point language, which could be understood, by all levels of society. He spoke in very casual, easy-to-understand words such as all of that kind of stuff, or Just look here, unlike Martin Luther King, who, in his speech, used many metaphors. Mississippi will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice (King 1963). King used his words in a very educated manner. This quality would appeal to all races including whites and African Americans. He is graceful and yet appealing to the black community. Malcolm Xs use of words reflected those of a man who came up out of the same world that he is struggling to set his people free from. He used street talk to appeal to his followers. Knowing that Malcolm X talked the same way his followers did, they felt a sense of closeness or a bond. Malcolm X spoke to African Americans in a way that expressed to them that he understood their pain and frustration in the world.Although they did not share the same means, except for the rights of African Americans, they both dedicated their lives to this goal of equality. They believed in their cause so greatly, that ultimately, their lives were taken, and for this they will forever be remembered for their courage and bravery in fighting the inequalities of this nation....
