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Malcolm X: 'The Ballot or the Bullet'
www.infosec.aueb.gr"The Ballot or the Bullet" Malcolm X Delivered 12 April, 1964 in Detroit (USA) Mr. Moderator, Reverend Cleage, Brother Lomax, brothers and sisters, and friends and I see some enemies. In fact, I think we’d be fooling ourselves if we had an audience this large and didn’t realize that there were some enemies present.
Malcolm X: “The Ballot or the Bullet”
www.uscupstate.eduELF 2011 (Vol. 3) 10 teens, it would be easy for a young person to confuse a politician’s campaign slogan as a literal call to arms. While it is true that civil rights are not a serious issue for blacks in the 21 st century, violence is a serious issue directly affecting all Americans.
The Ballot or the Bullet - Middlebury College
sites.middlebury.eduNew York City. And when we realize that Adam Clayton Powell, is a Christian minister, he has Abyssinian Baptist Church, but at the same time he's more famous for his political struggling. And Dr. King is a Christian minister from Atlanta Georgia, or in Atlanta Georgia, but he's become more famous for being involved in the civil rights struggle.
The Civil Rights Movement: Timeline 1954-1968
www.thefilmspace.orgwill shoot back.’ In April 1964, Malcolm X gave ‘The Ballot or the Bullet’ speech – an ultimatum to white America that either African-Americans’ rights would be recognised and respected or militant activity would be the response. 1964: Civil Rights Act This Act essentially eliminated legalised racial segregation in the US.