Modern American History Worksheet
Weekly Worksheet: MLKJ & Malcolm X
1. What are the three kinds of love MLKJ discusses? How does he define them?
2. What are the reasons for pursuing nonviolent resistance? What does MLKJ suggest would be the consequences of violent resistance?
3. In his reflections, Malcolm X regrets having told the young girl from South Carolina that there is nothing she can do. What does Malcolm X suggest that white people in the 1960s could do to help civil rights? What are his reasons for this? Spend some good time on this question and open up the PDF to find his answer.
4. Towards the end of the excerpt (pg 4-5), Malcolm X discusses he wished he could return for more education, maybe to study foreign languages. Why is this so important for Malcolm X at the end of his life? Is there a connection between education and civil rights? Or is it between education and self-empowerment? Explore.