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Interrogating Malcolm X’s “Ballot or the Bullet”

Published:2020-07-15 Issue:3 Volume:24 Page:398-416
ISSN:1559-1646
Container-title:Journal of African American Studies
language:en
Short-container-title:J Afr Am St

Author:

Farrah Daryl

Abstract

AbstractThis article examines Malcolm X’s 1964 speech titled the “Ballot or the Bullet.” He used both managerial and confrontational rhetoric in this text; however, Malcolm X’s background, the events preceding the speech, the themes Malcolm X used, and the pattern of the speech has led many people over the years to believe the rhetoric Malcolm X produced here was confrontational. Nevertheless, this work argues that this speech was overall managerial and that some of the ideas expressed in this speech are being used widely by people today on both sides of the political spectrum.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Sociology and Political Science,Cultural Studies,Gender Studies

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12111-020-09484-5.pdf

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