Reply #27: We needed both the black panther party AND MLK

[IronLionZion]

to have gotten civil rights. The panthers drew lots of attention through their tactics and MLK showed a much more reasonable face that people would be willing to support. Neither the aggressive nor peaceful movements would have made it on their own.

Of course on the aggressive side were also the Nation of Islam, Deacons for Defense, and other groups. On the peaceful side included a lot of religous groups and even quite a few whites. Joe Lieberman often stated he marched with the civil rights movement. Guys like Joe are easy to ignore. Guys like Huey Newton are not. The NAACP has admitted they needed these external groups to provide armed guards for protection so they themselves could remain nonviolent.

Good topic Xultar.

just my $0.02