The Civil Rights Movement was a series of actions that reached their peak in the 1960s. These political actions aimed to gain rights for African Americans. There were, however, two ways to proceed. There were some who protested peacefully, like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and others who wanted a more proactive way of fighting, like black rights activist Malcolm X. However, which was more proactive? Although both had great intentions, Dr. Martin Luther King had a better way of trying to gain rights for the African American community. They say you can't fight fire with fire. If violence is met with aggression, we end up getting burned and the problem intensifies. This is the view of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that” (Doc. A). This quote rings true because if African Americans became violent against white people, then it would only cast them in an even worse light. They are already considered “animals” and people who do not deserve the same “privileges” as black people. If the oppressed become violent, then that violence will become another thing that white people can accuse them of. This can be used as another excuse for white people to hate African Americans and be ten times more violent in return. Malcolm He says the government has failed African Americans and no one is going to help African Americans except themselves, and that's why they need to take action into their own hands. (Doc. B) However, this can backfire. Since the government is not in the middle of paper... it was in the South. It became an international embarrassment that prompted the president to act immediately. In 1958, the Supreme Court ruled that separation was not equal and that schools should be desegregated. This is a great example of how peaceful protest made progress. The children who were trying to go to school behaved very passively and showed no aggression towards the crowd that threatened them. When it comes to civil rights, civil disobedience is a better way to carry out this aggression. When African Americans were passive, they were able to gain more civil rights. People saw that these African Americans were ordinary people struggling to gain rights that they had been denied for hundreds of years. Martin Luther King Jr.'s mark on history is still visible today, when Malcolm..