Throughout the history of the United States, communities of all races and religions have been bombarded with activists and modern-day intellectuals expressing there points of view on the plagues of society today. Some of these activists are independent soft spoken conservatives while others are wild ill-willed extremist trying to press for there cause no matter what harm. The late James Baldwin and Malcolm X are two prominent figures in Civil Rights Era. Both pressed for …showed first 75 words of 925 total…

…showed last 75 words of 925 total…class and the professional civil rights groups. Both Baldwin and Malcolm X were intelligent, logical and eloquent. They experienced racism and social prejudice and were completely aware of it. Both Baldwin and Malcolm X knew that separation and hate would only destroy a free society in the end. Their reactions to these experiences changed there outlook and behaviors regarding racial tensions. These items changed there lives. And there lives changed a country for the better.