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Why did malcolm x have mixed feelings about mlk's protest strategies

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Malcolm was a harsh opponent of King's nonviolent strategy, claiming that his activities were too gradual and conciliatory to white Americans, even referring to him as "a twenty-first-century Uncle Tom." Malcolm X advocated for a more militant stance, calling for "any means" to achieve equality and Black liberation.
He believed that nonviolence would fail, and that black liberation was worth the risk.
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Malcolm was highly critical of King's non-violent approach, believing King's actions to be too slow-moving and too accommodating to white Americans and going so far as to refer to him as “a 20-century Uncle Tom.” Malcolm called for a more militant approach, achieving equality and Black liberation by “any means"

He believed that nonviolence will not work, and black freedom is worth the risk

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