I must state first of all that in answering this question I may betray a conflict of interest. ... But I am nowhere close to letting go of all of what Dr. ... James Cone, in his landmark study, Martin and Malcolm and America, lays out Malcolm X's challenge to King's philosophy of nonviolence, which emphasized that white America would never be persuaded to treat Black people as equals. ... But I would make distinctions in the killing. ... While I acknowledge that white people can engage in this kind of anti-racist surgery, I also recognize that the masses of white people will not. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This morning I have been notified, that since you are a colored regiment, you will be paid $10 a month." ... "White men dying for you, time has come and hidey up and fight like men. Men dying by the thousands, dying for you, fool!" ... As the soldiers became ready for the next day of war, many of the man said some words to their former soldiers, "You'se the only family I got, I love the 54th!" ... As all of them lay dead on the field, it was finally realized that in the end, race will never matter, what will matter is the heart and the accomplishment given by the individual. ...

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Take the example of the pre-World War I progressives were elitists too; they were sure in their convictions that expertise could improve the processes of government and that rational discussion would lead to an enlightened consensus that would promote social progress in the interests of all. ... The successful professions lay claim to areas of expertise that were used to define what is normal or "right," mediating the client's individual needs and the values institutionalized in society. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate