Malcolm X
-X was to remind people how segregated blacks were
-leader of the black Muslims in the USA
-blacks rejected Christianity as a 'white' religion
-didn't like followers of Martin Luther King's pacifist ways
-was more violent than MLK
-believed blacks needed to protest with force
-assassinated in 1965 because of his disputes with the black Muslim Movement
-most blacks didn't want to be peaceful or patient during protests
-late 60s many poor ghettos rioted and burned property
-slogan was "burn baby burn"
-afro hair style and raised clenched fist became the symbol for resistance
-"Black Power"
-leader of the black Muslims in the USA
-blacks rejected Christianity as a 'white' religion
-didn't like followers of Martin Luther King's pacifist ways
-was more violent than MLK
-believed blacks needed to protest with force
-assassinated in 1965 because of his disputes with the black Muslim Movement
-most blacks didn't want to be peaceful or patient during protests
-late 60s many poor ghettos rioted and burned property
-slogan was "burn baby burn"
-afro hair style and raised clenched fist became the symbol for resistance
-"Black Power"
He was the leader of the black Muslims in the USA. The blacks rejected Christianity as a 'white' religion and didn't like followers of Martin Luther King's pacifist ways because he was more violent than MLK. He believed blacks needed to protest with force most blacks didn't want to be peaceful or patient during protests and in the late 60s many poor ghettos rioted and burned property.