Malcolm X

Malcolm X is a self-educated (negro) Muslim who earned fame by making two basic philosophies of the avant-garde of the 1950s and 1960s, civil war
Malcolm developed and tried to promote a philosophy of independence and freedom of the black race by racial and national separation. With this philosophy came a seemingly deep hatred for the white set with him often referring to them as a race of white devils.
His philosophy was greeted with much controversy. The theory of racial and national separation was in direct contradiction with the theories of philosophy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King included non-violent protest and a vision of a society without race. Although religion was a system Malcolm inherently peaceful, he said that if blacks were attacked in any way, it would be good to use force in retaliation. Because of this view, many regarded Malcolm and the rest of the Black Muslims as militant.
According to Malcolm, the idea of integration has been a futile. He believed that the American system socioeconomic was unable to give blacks what they really want - "mass social mobility." Furthermore, if integration were to happen, the best of the black race would be able to expect an entry in the lowest level of the working class .1 For this reason, he believed that the negro should embrace their African and build up to race within himself; a theory no different from those of Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey.
After splitting the groups supposedly black Muslims, led by Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm undertook his pilgrimage to Mecca - the Hajj. During his pilgrimage, Malcolm, or El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, saw a different side of Islam. What he saw was Islam in its purest form. He saw Muslims of every race and color co-exist as brothers and sisters, without an agenda filled with hate or separatist notions. The pilgrimage to Mecca has had a profound effect on his thought and philosophy. Back in the States, Malcolm has taken a position on the civil rights movement and the struggle of blacks has been more closely linked to teaching and preaching of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists pro- integration.
At the heart of the civil rights movement, the voice of Malcolm X seemed to be almost directly opposed to the philosophy presented by the majority of prominent leaders. Although Brother Malcolm preached a different, more "mainstream" ideas in the short time before his death, he will forever be remembered for his ardent desire to change the destiny of the black race "By Any Means Necessary".