Asked by bob

Why did some civil rights activists support the idea of staging violent protests?

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They believed it was okay to use violence in any circumstance.


They felt that violence would be justified as self-defense.


They followed the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


They disagreed with the beliefs of Malcolm X.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They felt that violence would be justified as self-defense. Some activists (e.g., Malcolm X and groups like the Black Panthers) argued for armed self-defense against racist violence rather than absolute nonviolence.