Upon a closer look, however, one might begin to see some interesting similarities. Each group has two leaders who were purely for nonviolent revolution. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks only participated in peaceful protests and marches. Similarly, Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem only wrote books, started organizations, and walked in protests.

However, the third figure in each set stands distinct from the rest. Malcolm X wanted to get rights for his people at any cost, including turning to violence to become equal. Marsha P. Johnson was one of the key initiators of the Stonewall Riots. These riots were not outwardly violent; no one was seriously injured by the participants, but they definitely weren't peaceful.

Other than this, these six people were actually very different. While the women's rights movement mainly featured writers as leaders (Gloria Steinem and Betty Friedan) the African-American rights movement was more defined by speakers (MLK and Malcolm X) and action-takers (Rosa Parks).

I suppose this all leads up to this: what can we learn from this conflict between leaders? Could we look back at these previous leaders, take a look at how they may have solved the conflicts between themselves, and then resolve conflicts these movements have nowadays? Perhaps those same techniques would work again, and send the whole world hurtling towards equality.

That is all that I leave you with.