explain how blacks disagreed amongst themselves

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Explain how blacks disagreed amongst themselves in the 1960’s about the best ways to try to gain more civil rights?

By Anna Giacopazzi

During the 1960’s Blacks tried to gain more Civil Rights, however there were disagreements amongst the way to go about gaining more power. Martin Luther King was a big character in helping persuade people’s choices with his speech, ‘I have a dream’, which was very deep, and his wishes on what he thought society should think about civil rights, however due to his assassination sadly he was never alive to see his dreams put into action.

Malcolm X was another character involved strongly in changing how people perceived blacks, although he was a very impatient man, and the two men both disagreed on their methods of action towards changing society. Martin Luther King had a very peaceful and direct approach about changing society. He took part in marches, strikes and boycotts, alongside many other blacks, and in time whites. Many people liked this approach as it was peaceful and was trying to settle the equality amongst people, not trying to be above whites. Unlike King, Malcolm X advocated his action. He was involved with heavy violence and rioting, with force, however many did not like his approach, but was supported by the Black panthers, Stokey Carmichael and Black power.

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The Black Power movement marked a turning point in black-white relations in the United States and in how blacks saw themselves. The movement was hailed by some as a positive and proactive force aimed at helping blacks achieve full equality with whites, but it was reviled by others as a militant, sometimes violent faction whose primary goal was to drive a wedge between whites and blacks. In truth, the Black Power movement was a complex event that took place at a time when society and culture was being transformed throughout the United States, and its legacy reflects that complexity.

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