Conclusion

B. R. Ambedkar and Malcolm X were powerful voices against discrimination. They were born and raised in different hemispheres although the former was academically trained in the West, the US and later in the UK, for his doctoral studies. After completion, he received two degrees from two globally reputed academic institutions. This was not true of Malcolm X: his formal academic training was limited to middle school though he wanted to be a lawyer. He felt that it was not possible for him to pursue his objective because of the well-entrenched racial bias of one of the school teachers. It was explicitly stated by one of his school teachers that he should, instead of falsely nurturing the hope of being a lawyer, become a carpenter. As a teenager Malcolm experienced how racial prejudices acted decisively against him and his teacher’s unabashed statement was a testimony.