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Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X grew up in different
environments. King was raised in a comfortable middle-class
family where education was stressed. On the other hand,
Malcolm X came from and underprivileged home. He was a
self-taught man who received little schooling and rose to
greatness on his own intelligence and determination. Martin
Luther King was born into a family whose name in Atlanta
was well established. Despite segregation, Martin Luther
King's parents ensured that their child was secure and
happy. Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 and was
raised in a completely different atmosphere than King, an
atmosphere of fear and anger where the seeds of bitterness
were planted. The burning of his house by the Klu Klux Klan
resulted in the murder of his father. His mother later suffered
a nervous breakdown and his family was split up. He was
haunted by this early nightmare for most of his life. From
then on, he was driven by hatred and a desire for revenge.......

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