Did Malcolm use non violence like martain Luther king jr?

Answer 1

Malcolm X advocated self-defense. He did not believe in the "turn the other cheek" mantra popularized my Dr. King's non-violent movement. He believed not being the aggresor and that a person should treat others with respect and decency, however, if someone attacked you, He believed that person had the right to defend him or herself. Here are some quotes from Malcolm X concerning Self-Defense: (Excerpts from http://www.malcolm-x.org/quotes.htm) Violence, Nonviolence, Self-Defense... "Concerning nonviolence: It is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself, when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks. It is legal and lawful to own a shotgun or a rifle. We believe in obeying the law." "It doesn't mean that I advocate violence, but at the same time, I am not against using violence in self-defense. I don't call it violence when it's self-defense, I call it intelligence." "If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country." "I don't mean go out and get violent; but at the same time you should never be nonviolent unless you run into some nonviolence. I'm nonviolent with those who are nonviolent with me. But when you drop that violence on me, then you've made me go insane, and I'm not responsible for what I do." "I don't favor violence. If we could bring about recognition and respect of our people by peaceful means, well and good. Everybody would like to reach his objectives peacefully. But I'm also a realist. The only people in this country who are asked to be nonviolent are black people."