"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery" - Malcolm X

in the mid 1960s many young blacks argued with MJKL's nonviolent Protests. SNCC organizers felt that they were the ones putting in all the work jsut to have MJKL receive much of the credit. In 1966 the Black Power movement captured the nation’s attention and suggested that MJKL's influence among blacks was gradualy decreasing. The Black Power movement looked more into the beliefs of Malcolm X. He insisted that black people "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone, but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery".