The civil rights movement had a numerous amount of activists. The activists range from Gandhi like figures to radical extremist figures. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Christian man who believed in the nonviolence strategies of protest. On the other hand there was Malcolm X who was a Muslim who believed a real man would resort to violence in order to achieve change. Later in the movement the Black Panther Party formed which followed the ideas of Malcolm X and openly called for violence. During the movement Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X where killed. The two men’s deaths were catalyst for more violence. The civil rights movement was a way African American men could obtain their manhood. The movement turning from peaceful protest to violence
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Malcolm X believed and preached the idea that nonviolence is not manly and that no change will happen without force. Estes included the following, “Likewise, When Martin Luther King led a nonviolent civil rights campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, Malcolm questioned his recruitment of women and children for marches. ‘Real men don’t put their children on the firing line,’ Malcolm scoffed, concluding, ‘Martin Luther King is a chump, not a champ.’” (Estes 97) Malcolm viewed the civil rights movement to a mans fight and that once African American males get the respect they are due and that women and children will following in the sense of self worth will come into their lives following the men. Malcolm X ideas of violence as the answer led to other activist …show more content…
This occurrence allowed for issues not to be resolved and for them tor repeat, like in the 1990s. Estes refers to the following, “Once again men marched, protested, and spoke up not primarily for social justice or for civil rights, but for recognition and reaffirmation of their manhood. The three most visible manifestations of these were the Million Man March, the Promise Keepers, and the proliferation of gangster rap in hip-hop culture.” (Estes 181) Civil rights movement idea was cultivated again but like in the past the men focused on the importance masculinity and manhood rather than fixing the issues at
Malcolm X believed and preached the idea that nonviolence is not manly and that no change will happen without force. Estes included the following, “Likewise, When Martin Luther King led a nonviolent civil rights campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, Malcolm questioned his recruitment of women and children for marches. ‘Real men don’t put their children on the firing line,’ Malcolm scoffed, concluding, ‘Martin Luther King is a chump, not a champ.’” (Estes 97) Malcolm viewed the civil rights movement to a mans fight and that once African American males get the respect they are due and that women and children will following in the sense of self worth will come into their lives following the men. Malcolm X ideas of violence as the answer led to other activist …show more content…
This occurrence allowed for issues not to be resolved and for them tor repeat, like in the 1990s. Estes refers to the following, “Once again men marched, protested, and spoke up not primarily for social justice or for civil rights, but for recognition and reaffirmation of their manhood. The three most visible manifestations of these were the Million Man March, the Promise Keepers, and the proliferation of gangster rap in hip-hop culture.” (Estes 181) Civil rights movement idea was cultivated again but like in the past the men focused on the importance masculinity and manhood rather than fixing the issues at