Good question. Malcolm was militant in his ways of establishing change, but I respect that about him. I also respect MLK's nonviolent movement, but I think Malcolm's philosophy was very fitting for the time period. Black people were getting killed left and right, treated like less than shit. It was easy for him to recruit people who would rise up and take a violent stance against white oppression. But I deep down don't think it would have worked. Black people were hated enough for being nonviolent. But one thing is for sure, Malcolm X had a great stance of educating young blacks and I think if he would have lived longer and maybe had more of an impact like MLK, we could see a totally different black community right now.

He knew how the white machine worked. It's like he said, the newspapers will have you hating the oppressed and loving the oppressors. It's hard to say what would have been but it's very interesting to think about.