During this time in America the black rights movement was strong and groups like the Black Panthers were fighting for the black rights as well. Because of protests and movements happening all over the country the police took on a darker more violent side and regularly beat up black people for fighting for their rights. Malcolm X used these incidents of police brutality to further attack the black peoples oppressors. He said:
"We are the ones who have our skulls crushed, not by the Klu Klux Klan but by the police"
This is Malcolm X again using incidents of racism to create and increase solidarity with in the black community.
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