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The words and images of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X — part 4 of 7

Through Jan. 21, UNMC Today will feature photos and quotations from Martin Luther King Jr. and his political counterpart, Malcolm X. Today’s selections concern the involvement of children in social protest activities.

The weekday feature will lead up to the Jan. 21 presentation of “The Meeting,” a fictional portrayal of an encounter between Dr. King and Malcolm X. Hosted by UNMC and NHS, the play will be from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Lower Storz of NHS Clarkson Hospital (overflow attendance to Wittson Hall Amphitheater). The presentation is free and open to the public.







Malcolm X at home with two of his four daughters in New York City, 1964. Photo from “The Last Speeches of Malcolm X” (Pathfinder Press).



Malcolm X

Our people have made the mistake of confusing the methods with the objectives. As long as we agree on objectives, we should never fall out with each other just because we believe in different methods or tactics or strategy. We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as free humans in this society.











Martin Luther King Jr.

A hundred times I have been asked why we have allowed little children to march in demonstrations, to freeze and suffer in jails, to be exposed to bullets and dynamite. Our families, as we have seen, are different. Oppression has again and again divided and splintered them. We are a people torn apart from era to era. It is logical, moral and psychologically constructive for us to resist oppression united as families.



      

Dr. King and family at their Montgomery, Ala., home in 1957. Photo from “What Manner of Man” (Johnson Publications Co.).