Kings’ position by citing how Dr. King thinks they should wait for elected officials to vote on it. In the same sentence he chastises Dr Kings opinion by begging the question will those whose are elected by people who support segregation vote against that when many of them support segregation. This leads Malcolm X to where he is different than Dr. King. Malcolm X believed that the time for passive resistance and waiting for freedom to be given was over. He believed that people had a right to fight back for their freedoms. He states in the quote from “By any Means Necessary” that African Americans have the right to defend themselves against the inappropriate force being used against them. This is very similar to traditional white anti-federalist thoughts that have been prevalent in the United States since the founding. Equal retaliatory violence to defend yourself and your rights is supposedly guaranteed under the constitution and the African American community should just take their rights unto
Kings’ position by citing how Dr. King thinks they should wait for elected officials to vote on it. In the same sentence he chastises Dr Kings opinion by begging the question will those whose are elected by people who support segregation vote against that when many of them support segregation. This leads Malcolm X to where he is different than Dr. King. Malcolm X believed that the time for passive resistance and waiting for freedom to be given was over. He believed that people had a right to fight back for their freedoms. He states in the quote from “By any Means Necessary” that African Americans have the right to defend themselves against the inappropriate force being used against them. This is very similar to traditional white anti-federalist thoughts that have been prevalent in the United States since the founding. Equal retaliatory violence to defend yourself and your rights is supposedly guaranteed under the constitution and the African American community should just take their rights unto