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According to Martin Luther King, Jr., should the struggle for racial equality be waged by blacks and whites acting separately or acting together? What line in the document supports your answer to the above question?
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According to Malcolm X, how should the struggle for racial equality be carried out? What argument does Malcolm X give for this position?
Togetherness or acting separately: which approach made the most sense for America in the 1960s? Defend your answer.
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What was King’s economic strategy for achieving racial equality?
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What does Malcolm X mean by “an economic philosophy of black nationalism”? According to Malcolm X, what are the advantages of economic black nationalism for black Americans?
Which economic strategies do you think made the most sense for America in the 1960s?
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According to Martin Luther King, how should civil rights supporters, white and black, respond to violence? According to King, why, in the end, will nonviolence triumph?
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According to Malcolm X, how should black Americans respond to racist violence in America? How does Malcolm X intend to preserve peace amongst the races?
