Black power in USA

My main topic is Racial Conflicts, and I want to talk about Black power in the USA I chose this topic because I think it’s interesting to think about what the world could have looked like, if black power had not existed. Black power was a political movement to achieve a form of Black power and the many

philosophies it contains. The movement saw various forms of activism some violent and

some peaceful, all hoping to achieve black empowerment. The Black Power movement emerged at a time when the modern civil rights movement was in its final stage as a viable movement for social, political, and economic change. While some contend that the civil rights and Black Power movements were vastly different endeavors- In fact, many have maintained that Willie Ricks, a civil rights activist, introduced the Black Power slogan during a march in 1966. Many whites believed that Black Power was synonymous with violence and black racism. Some black leaders viewed the movement as separatist, following a similar path to that of such earlier movements as Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), UNIA was an ambitious organization of people of African descent worldwide in the late 1910s and 1920s. The black demonstrated against the white system, of course. They stopped taking the busses, so that the white’s bus company’s lost many moneys when the blacks choose to walk instead. Two of the peoples, who had a big influence on the movement, was Martin luther king Jr. and malcolm X. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all, there are not two great men that are alike. Martin grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile with barely any schooling. Martin Luther King Jr. was always against violence, throughout his entire ministry. He always stood his ground, and he stood out because even though he may have been physically attacked, he never reacted with violence. Malcolm X was a Muslim, and believed in Muslim principles. His most famous line was “By any Means Necessary”. He believed in fighting back physically. One of the most famous civil rights acts was the March on Washington, which portrays the different perspectives of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. The March on Washington took place on August 28, 1963. Over 20,000 people came to march from Washington to the Lincoln memorial in Washington D.C. This march happened to be one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s greatest accomplishments throughout his life. Malcolm X had a different perspective regarding this march. He felt that integration would destroy the black and the white man. He felt that American blacks should be more concerned with helping each other. He felt blacks should start by giving the same race self-respect first. He did not agree with what Martin had to