Malcolm X was a Black Muslim leader advocating separatism and armed self-defense, contrasting Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent approach.
In the early 1960s, a charismatic Black Muslim leader who advocated for separatism and armed self-defense by blacks was Malcolm X. He was a key figure in the Nation of Islam, promoting the idea of black separatism and self-reliance.
Unlike other civil rights activists like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X rejected nonviolence and instead believed in responding to violence with violence, emphasizing black pride and self-determination.
His views influenced the Black Power movement and attracted many young African Americans who sought a more assertive approach to achieving racial equality.
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