HISTORIX Vintage 1964 Martin Luther King & Malcolm X Photo Print - Vintage Photo of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr Poster Wall Art

Featured here in their only meeting, these two leaders of the Civil Rights Movement represented differing ideologies but ultimately held the same goals during one of the most transformative periods of the 1960s. Varying social issues continued to shape United States history for decades as youth movements gained traction and established new political views and philosophies. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X advocated for different forms of protest, which were widely influenced by their political and religious views, opinions on peaceful protest, and the value found therein. Their views were also widely shaped by their respective upbringings, with King being raised in the South and X in the prairies of Omaha, Nebraska, before being placed in a series of foster homes after his father's death and his mother's commitment to a state hospital. The primary conflict between the two leaders' political views was on the issue of violence in protest, with X advocating for radical forms of revolution and King instead promoting peaceful protests to end racial discrimination in America, particularly the American South, which had seen widespread segregation and discriminatory practices which had been in place for decades and created inequities for Black Americans. This image captures the spirit of both men at their first meeting in what would become one of the most iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement. This photograph bears a distinctive quality and unique aesthetic that immediately transports the viewer back in time, linking the past and present.