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>Their struggle was against everyone else-the government, society and its constructs.
With MLK, to some extent that's true. With Malcolm X, I think he saw changing black people's choices and behavior as way more important than trying to convince white people to act right. My best understanding of his central message is: "Are we going to stand around and wait for what is ours to be given to us by white people? No. We've been waiting 300 years. We need to take pride in ourselves and build our OWN society today: we need to patronize our own businesses, stop poisoning ourselves with drugs and gambling, and our men need to stand by their families and protect them."
So I see a great deal of Malcolm X in Cosby's message.
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