Many African Americans, especially those who lived in cities in the Northern and Western United States, felt that Malcolm X articulated their complaints concerning inequality better than did the mainstream civil rights movement.
Orang-orang Afrika-Amerika, terutama mereka yang tinggal di kota-kota di bagian utara dan barat Amerika Serikat, merasa bahwa Malcolm X jauh lebih baik menyuarakan keluhan mereka mengenai ketimpangan sosial daripada gerakan hak-hak sipil.