What are the key similarities and differences of Black Americans' social status between Malcolm X and Glory?

I think that some of the key similarities between both
films is that they depict the struggles in being Black in America.  Both films present
the narrative of African- Americans as one where there is fundamental tension between
their own right to exist and to partake in the American Dream and those who oppose such
empowerment.  Both films depict being Black as a struggle whereby a sense of grasping
the historical narrative of America and empowerment of one's self must find convergence
in order to find some level of personal happiness.

The
primary difference would be the time period.  The setting of
Glory is the Civil War.  Within this
would be a very distinct set of conditions that are not as present in
Malcolm X.  The emergence of African-
American regimens fighting for the North carries with it implications that are already
understood in the setting of Malcolm
X.  The discussion of what it means to be free is present in
both.  Yet, the Civil War discussions that take place in
Glory are about ending slavery, while
the discourse present in Malcolm X
make the argument about what it means for African- Americans
to be a fully integrated part of American society.  In this, the same discussion about
human dignity is present, but is featured in different contexts.