Written by human Rights activist Malcolm X, "The Ballot or the Bullet" advocates for racial, economic, and social justice. Malcolm X uses juxtaposition (The ballot or the Bullet), short sentences (The most explosive year.), and parallelism (I don't see any American dream I see an American nightmare) to prove that colored people, if not heard by the government, would be forced to take violent action. He urges his listeners (the black population of America) to have black national pride, to spend money on their communities instead of giving it to white communities, and to focus on actions to change their situation rather than religion and prayer. Malcolm X states that if black pride were to spread they could choose who was in power in the government.
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