... is usually ignored by politicians and important political and social leaders. Like overt racism, it can occur individually, institutionally, and culturally. Individually, covert racism is exemplified in Malcolm X's autobiography. When describing his high-school experience, Malcolm writes, "it has historically been the case with white people, in their regard for black people, that even though we might be with them, we weren't ... him as they viewed any other white student. Though they may have treated him equally, this does not mean that their attitudes showcased the same thinking of equa...

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... , activists and political leaders. During a month-long trip to India in 1959, he had the opportunity to meet family members and followers of Gandhi, the man he described in his autobiography as "the guiding light of our technique of nonviolent social change." King also authored several books and articles during this time (Homer Bigarts, 1968). In 1960 King and ... , King faced mounting criticism from young African-American activists who favored a more confrontational approach to seeking change. These young radicals stuck closer to the ideals of the black nationalist leader Malcolm X (hi...

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... Bonds, Massie writes, "Some of the strongest influences on Biko's thought however, came from the United States. American texts such as the Soul on Ice by Eldridge Cleaver, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and Black Power by Stokely Carmichael and Charles Hamilton passed from hand to hand through SASOs top circles. Fascinated by developments in the United States, Biko read as widely as ... ...

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