The leader you are referring to is Malcolm X. He advocated for black empowerment and believed in the use of self-defense and, if necessary, violence to achieve liberation, contrasting with the nonviolent approach of leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights advocates and leaders approached issues in various different ways. One leader believed that African Americans could not thrive in an atmosphere of racism. Rejecting the nonviolent strategy of many other civil rights activists, he believed in liberation "by any means necessary," including violence and self-defense. (U9.3) TEKS - 9(C&D) Who was this? (1 point) Responses Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson John Lewis John Lewis John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X Malcolm X George Wallace
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