Blog 4

Violence has been apart of black people's life ever since they came to the United States. White's dominated and owned blacks' like they were a horse or other livestock. Everything that white people could do to blacks' has pretty much been done. Black people have been discriminated against for years. Black people have been beaten, lynched, raped, and many more. Black people started to fight back in two different ways. Some fought back with violence and others used non-violence.

Violence
The people who used violence followed the great "Malcolm X" as their leader. They would listen to what he said and follow him. He told the black community if the government was going to step in and help them out then they needed to stand up for themselves. He feels that black men should stand up for themselves and their family. He also states that every man can own a rifle or shotgun and he thinks all black men should have one. Malcolm X doesn't believe a black man should just go out and kill a white person. However, if the government will not help out blacks when whites are killing them and raping their wifes then the black man should step in and do whatever is necessary even death. Malcolm X did what he knew was right to stand up for himself. He was tired of all the racist people that happened to be most of the white community hurting the black community. He was sick of whites getting away with the harsh crimes they committed on blacks. If I was him I would of been the same way. It is awful that white men could rape black women and not have any consiquences. So, he got supporters behind him and rallied with violent acts against white men. That was how Malcolm X thought racism would end. He figured if whties were scared of blacks then they would respect them.

Non-Violence
The non-violent approach was the approach Martin Luther King Jr. took. He didn't want to fight whites he just wanted to gain their respect peacefully. He did this by holding many marches and saying many speeches. Martin gained many supporters to follow him. He did what he could to help make peace in the United States. His tactics involved a lot less deaths and overall helped win blacks their freedom.