Civil rights activist, during the 1960's, were responding to the racial inequality in society and the events which took place. In The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "The World House", he discusses the issues of society on the global scale instead of being focused on just America. He explains how the wealth of the world needs to be spread to benefit all of society and to help it grow. Civil rights activist of the time believed in different ways of finding peace and had views of their own "revolutions". Dr. King also explains how "racism is a "corrosive evil" that must be conquered before we can achieve peace." (Baldwin). Two other authors who discussed Martin Luther King Jr's views or fought for a similar issue were Malcom X, in his speech "The Black Revolution", and Lewis Baldwin, in his analysis of Mr. King's speech posted in Yes! Magazine. Events such as the Civil rights movement of the 1960's influenced these men's idea of racism on a global scale. They realized the issue at hand and discussed their different ways of of approaching and conquering the issue. Of these civil rights activist and commentator, they all supported the ideals that equality was needed at last and they needed to be productive in conquering this issue by eradicating poverty.

Martin Luther King Jr. had a more peaceful approach to conquering racism as opposed to his fellow civil rights activist Malcom X. Malcolm X talked of having a revolution ultimately including war or protest in order to get somewhere positive. Dr. King however believed that "we must narrow the gaping chasm between our proclamations of peace and our lowly deeds which precipitate and perpetuate war." (King, 293). By this he emphasizes that fighting is not the answer. Dr. King had a specific plan he believed could be used in order to progressively better the economy so that poverty was no longer an issue. He believed that if the wealth of the world could be spread to benefit all. That if the wealthy nations "would allocate just 2 percent of their gross national product annually for a period of ten or twenty years for the development of the underdeveloped nations, mankind would go a long way toward conquering the ancient enemy, poverty." (King, 291) This specific plan does not require fighting but requires a "passionate commitment" from all those nations who could benefit those less fortunate. The poor distribution of wealth stemmed from the 18th and 19th centuries when certain parts of Europe and America began growing due to the industrial revolution. These Western civilizations to this day are still wealthy due to their advanced infrastructures and steady economies. As Dr. King mentions, the Western nations "were greatly endowed with the iron ore and coal that were needed for launching industry" (King, 291)

Lewis Baldwin's analysis of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech focuses on how "he makes the case that racism is a "corrosive evil" that must be conquered before we can achieve peace." (Baldwin). This is the basis of the issues that needed to be solved. They explain how nothing can create peace for the African American community other than getting to the root of the problem and ending racial injustice. Baldwin mentions how "We have been notoriously silent about the more than $700 million of American capital which props up the system of apartheid" (Baldwin). This statement discusses how as the American economy is prospering sections of the world are being chained down to ideals that separate our society. In both this article and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "The World House" the authors discusses how the economy of the world is enabling the issue of racism. Dr. King states that "There is no deficit in human resources; the deficit is in human will." (King, 290). What Dr. King emphasizes is that we do not realize that the resources we claim to be ours were originally built of the ideas of others in different civilizations. The industrialization in England was the catalyst for other industrializations around the world. This small catalyst is what made the western economies become as superior as they are seen today. On a global scale the civilizations of the world have the resources to stop the suffering. This is seen in the quote on the global scale when he references apartheid of South Africa. The apartheid was worse than what had been experienced here in America and by mentioning this he further emphasizes that racism was not only and issue in America but globally. 

Malcolm X was a civil rights leader at the same time as Martin Luther King Jr. but came from a different background with different ideals. He was influenced by the Nation of Islam and was a supporting member during the time of his speech. Malcolm X believed that peace could be achieved by revolutions in order for his people to earn back land and equality which they rightfully deserved. This was opposite of Dr. King's ideals. In Malcolm X's speech he references the "white wolves" and questions how the world will get "the poor black sheep to integrate into a society of bloodthirsty white wolves" (Malcolm X). By characterizing the white population as "bloodthirsty wolves" it shows his feelings of the superiority that they hold over the "poor black sheep". Malcolm X mentioned how no one could deny that "America's wealth and power stemmed from 310 years of slave labor" (Malcolm X). Martin Luther King also makes this point when he says he see's "white men building empires on the sweat and suffering of colored people." (King, 288). Both men emphasized on how the African American community was not in any way equal to the white community. Malcom X made an interesting point when he discusses "After four hundred years of slave labor, we have some back pay coming." (Malcolm X). By this he stresses to the African American community that they should not be justified by how they are treated and should expect repayment for everything they had to endure. Without the slaves to be the manual labor on the farms the American economy would not have prospered the way it did and for that the African American community should be given its piece of wealth.

Ultimately Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X both agreed on the issue of inequality. They believed that in order to achieve equality they must work to get rid of the predominately white superiority across the globe and allow the African Americans to hold power and have the same rights as their White counter parts. The issue of economic instability is the root of racial inequality in Dr. Kings eyes. By comparing the views of racism from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s perspective and Malcolm X's we see how two men had planned to motivate their people to find justice. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed that having the same societal opportunities they would earn the same rights and their White counterparts. I order to advance as a society people of society must work together globally and see each other as equals. Dr. King believed that war was not a way to earn peace. He believed "the stability of the large world house which is ours will involve a revolution of values to accompany the scientific and freedom revolutions engulfing the earth." (King, 295). Revolutions involving war were not what Dr. King believed they needed in order to achieve peace. He motivated his people to take on nonviolent ways and said that "the first step in the world-wide war against poverty is passionate commitment. Malcom X's views however differed from those of Dr. King's in that he preached to his people that they should do what is necessary to gain what is rightfully theirs. He believed that the the White people were in debt to the African American community and owed them their equality. These two extremes allowed the people of the world to form their owns opinions of how equality should have been earned and gave them two leaders to look up to for guidance during the Civil Rights Movement.

