Many black authors and leaders of the sixties shared similar feelings

towards the white run American society in which they lived. Malcolm X,

James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, and Stokely Carmichael all blamed the

whites for the racism which existed. However, they agreed that it was up

to the black society to end this problem. Using the black society, each of

the authors had their own idea of how racism could be stopped.

Unfortunately, for some, such as Malcolm X, this involved the use of

violence, while others, such as King, favored the non-violent approach.

This paper will focus, for the most part, on Malcolm X and King because

they are both strong representations of two different approaches to a

common goal. Perhaps their different approaches of violence and

nonviolence stem from their original opinions of how capable the whites are

Not all of the whites involved in the problem of racism supported it.

Some were actually trying to help fight for the blacks. Unfortunately, it

took Malcolm X a long time to figure that out. Malcolm's paper, "The

much white support as he had hoped for, King never lost faith in the white

reach an agreement. Therefore, it is not really the violence itself which

of violence is tragic bitterness" (2).

different, both activists came to realize that not all whites can be

together for the good of the country.

"Pilgrimage to Nonviolence," King calls the problem of racism

he suggests that whites, who wish to help, should work with other whites to

their communities. In this manner, both sides of the racial problem can be

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