The following essay will examine certain aspects of the development of the highly heterogeneous "Black Power" movement in the United States; revealing a broader context of the struggle to obtain equal civil rights. My aim is to further an understanding of this controversial era by juxtaposing different approaches of several important political and artistic protagonists concerning the role of violence. I will argue that political, religious and artistic discourses were appropriated and interlocked by different agents in order to achieve their respective objectives. As a somewhat arbitrary start...

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... with the other civil rights leaders by advocating ... racial segregation and claiming assimilation into white American culture would dilute their identity. Garvey was criticised 1n 1920 for encouraging further investment in his failing Black Star Line and his subsequent imprisonment damaged his reputation. Malcolm X was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement, appealing particularly to the black ... white supporters as dangerous and was unwilling to cooperate with them. This antagonistic approach was criticised by other black leaders, as threatening the respectability of the move...

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... when the Panthers membership and popularity rapidly declined in the eighties, they almost were completely forgotten and shelved by the media. Much today is said about many American civil rights leaders, especially Martin Luther King and Malcolm X but many historians and educators purposely scrap the BPP (Black Panthers Party) because it is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) blimps ... government decided to play dirty. They started by framing members for crimes that they never committed. The FBI also began its famous operation called "COINTELPRO" that began by killing Panther leader...

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... Israel, and is ridiculed for his view on the state of the world. For many people, the election of Barack Obama marked the culmination of the efforts of leaders of the African-American rights movement, such as Malcolm X. But according to the speaker in this message, Obama is nothing like those men, who he refers to as "honourable black Americans". The message ... ...

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