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Malcolm X
and the Black Panthers
Kings Movement
Organization:
Southern Christian
Leadership Conference.
SCLC
- Created to harness the
moral authority and
organize the power of
black churches to
conduct non-violent
protests in order to
promote civil rights
reform.
- Used media coverage
to expose Jim Crow laws.
Dr Kings Ideology
Expose the racism,
prejudice, discrimination
and brutality that
existed in the United
States through peaceful
means.
Uses non-violent means
to highlight the violence,
and ensure support.
Uses civil disobedience
to promote change:
Boycotts, Protests,
Marches, Speeches
Malcolm X
Father was killed
because he was a civil
rights activist.
Dropped out of school
and got involved in
drug dealing,
gambling,
racketeering, robbery
and prostitution.
Arrested for Burglary
and sent to prison for 7
years.
Converts to Nation of
Islam in Prison
After his release he
becomes a Minister for
the Nation of Islam.
Changes his last name
to X because Little
was a slave name.
Malcolms Movement
Religion:
Nation of Islam
- Taught that Africans
belonged at the top
of the social order.
-Whites were the
devil and only took
advantage of the
black race.
Advocated political
and economic black
independence.
*He would later leave
the Nation of Islam,
and convert to true
Islam and change his
view on Whites and
Blacks*
Malcolm Xs Ideology
Believed African
Americans should
stand up and
fight for their
freedom.
Believed violence
was necessary to
earn freedom.
Militant
Believed that the
Christian religion
was based on the
white culture.
Malcolm X Changes
Takes a trip to
Mecca, the
Islamic religious
center
Embraced Sunni
Islam
True Islam
Returned to US
and founded:
Muslim Mosque
Inc
Confrontational,
militant, and
violent tactics
against police.
They instituted a
variety of
Black revolutionary
community social
socialist organization programs
designed to
Far Left
alleviate poverty,
Black Power
improve health
Movement
among inner city
- self-determination for
black communities
people