The Meeting - Malcolm X and MLK Poster 24"x36"

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American preacher and Civil Rights leader who was born in 1929. He was the leader of a prominent Black church in Alabama and helped organize movements like Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington. In 1963, King delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. to thousands of viewers across the nation. His life's effort of combating civil injustice nonviolently was awarded in 1964 with a Nobel Peace Prize and continued to organize rallies and marches until the end of his life.

Malcolm X was an outspoken American Civil Rights activist as well as an Islamic priest who was born in 1925. He converted to Islam from Christianity during his time in prison, utilizing the inspiration he found in his conversion to act as a catalyst for his social justice work. Malcolm X's power and sway within his own Black communities are ultimately what landed a target on his back, like so many other political leaders of the time. Malcolm X left behind a legacy of Black empowerment and reclamation that is still called on today.