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Black Power!

A firm believer of Black Power was Malcolm X. He had become a symbol of the black power movement. He was rebelious while he was younger and went to prison for six years for burglary. Prison transformed Malcolm and he bagan to educate himself and played an active role in the prison debate society. When he was released from prison he joined the Nation of Islam, A.K.A the Black Muslims, they believed that African Americans should separate themselves from whites and form their own self-governing communities. He later broke with the Black Muslims and then broke with the Nation of Islam. Him continuing to criticize the organization led to his murder. Malcolm X's ideas influenced a new generation of African American leaders who also preached black power, black nationalism, and economic self-sufficiency. In 1966 the Black Panthers was organized. They believed that a revolution was necessary in the U.S., and they urged African Americans to arm themselves and prepare to force whites to grant them equal rights.

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