The Ballot Or The Bullet Analysis

From religious groups who specialize in crafting silver spoons, to those who examine fecal matter in order to determine how healthy one’s body temple is, religion has played an important role in the formation of America as we see it today. Christianity has become the most practiced religion in America, but certainly not without struggle. As more and more people immigrated to America from Europe, bringing with them different cultures and beliefs, it became a matter of trying to figure out America’s identity while holding onto that Christian backbone. At the same time, black Americans were fighting for a voice after a long history of enslavement and violation of basic human rights. This idea of speaking out and taking action against an oppressive society is something that is common amongst many Christian groups and is the
In his speech, The Ballot or the Bullet, Malcolm X describes the social philosophy of black nationalism as one that aims to rid the evils that are destroying the moral fiber of the community, while also striving to create a separate black society and economy apart from the white one. According to Malcolm X, a white man’s mind cannot be changed. There is no point in trying to fix the problem of racial inequality from within society, when the white people are too ignorant to realize that it is even a problem. While a much less extreme example of a separation from an unjust society, the core issue of racial inequality remains. Just because black Americans would have gained more power by becoming more politically active, does not mean that all their problems would go away. Forming a society away from the current one will only deepen the separation between the races and create more segregation. Respect for those who look different comes from a collaborative and unifying effort, not by