Topic > Compare and contrast Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm Especially if he gets a peace prize before the war ends (Ling 14). Malcolm's ideals were those of a realist. He did not fall for the idealistic values ​​preached by Martin Luther King Jr.. On the contrary, both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. wanted justice and equality for their brothers of color. Both fought for freedom and both fought against discrimination. In terms of religion, both were very religious people who used the teachings of their faith to convey their message. After Malcolm X visited the Holy Homeland, Mecca, his ideals and philosophy changed. He became less aggressive and nonviolent toward solving racial inequality. When he was in Mecca, Malcolm saw the different groups of people all united and praying to the same god. He wrote a letter to his group in Harlem sharing his epiphany with everyone in his letter