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Malcolm X’s speech, “To the Grass Roots” brought up ideas about segregation involving violence, as he otherwise called it, a “black revolution.” He gave this speech over the radio to a black audience right before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It was compared to Martin Luther King’s opposite ideas about segregation, which involved nonviolence. He claimed that Mr. King had failed while he was in Birmingham, despite his extreme efforts. According to Malcolm, the blacks took a stronger stand and began marches. In Washington, “They began to Stab the crackers in the back and bust them up ‘side the head”. This example was what Malcolm also claimed to be what his idea of a revolution was. He felt that the problem of segregation should be solved “hands-on” and that all minorities should fight back. In Malcolm’s eyes, the white man is the enemy to anyone who is discriminated against. It seemed that Malcolm was more hostile and not understanding, while Martin Luther King was much more peaceful and accepting. Mr.
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