The Preacher and the Fighter: A Fight for Equality Today in the United States of America. Freedom, racial equality, united with all its citizens. The United States of America as we know it would never have existed if racial equality had not been afforded to the country's people of color. There was a time in this nation's history when the people of the United States were not equal. There was a time when people of color did not have well-funded facilities compared to white people. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, two different human activists with different personalities and thoughts, were key factors in the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for equality and freedom for African Americans by advocating nonviolence and having faith in his enemies. Malcolm X also fought against racial injustice in the United States, however, unlike King, X promoted self-defense. Both these men were committed to the freedom struggle but their approaches were conflicting. In Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, King declares that his belief in nonviolence is the answer. In “The Black Revolution,” Malcolm X wants the common black man to demand his freedom and rights. Although the goals of these two human activists are essentially the same, the use of different rhetorical devices shows different strategies that can be used to provoke a social movement aimed at changing the world. The use of a central metaphor, along with the repetition of words and the appeal to a higher authority, exists in both of these speeches, but has a different effect due to the way they are used. In Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, he uses a metaphor to explain the racial inequalities that blacks face in America. King begi...... middle of paper...... I believe Malcolm X was a more influential and persuasive speaker than Martin Luther King Jr. because he has strength and confidence. When Malcolm talks about an inevitable revolution, he instills fear. I believe fear is very powerful when persuading a group, especially a group that doesn't want to listen. It convinces you to believe that black freedom and equality will not be begged or demanded, but rather will be demanded by any means. Malcolm X also offers a solution to the problem of freedom. This solution was voting power. Even today racism has not ended but rather has calmed down. President Obama, the first black president, had many people who opposed his right to the presidency. This shows that there was racism when a new change occurred. But even now, America has accepted people of color better than before.