Photo by Thabo Jaiyesimi/SOPA Images/LightRocket What Did MLK and Malcolm X Fight for? The fight for civil rights for African Americans in the 50s and 60s was the common plight of several Black revolutionaries including MLK Jr and Malcolm X. They were both impressive leaders working to end racial injustice and discrimination, however it is worth looking at their differing philosophies and approaches to creating equality in an oppressive country. Martin Luther King (MLK) is th