While King vacillated, Malcolm X seized the nation's attention with his calls for retribution, tempting blacks weary of King's nonviolence and sending whites into a panic.
Malcom X's desire for punishment captured the nation's attention.
mnli hypothesis: Malcom X's desire for punishment captured the nation's attention. premise: While King vacillated, Malcolm X seized the nation's attention with his calls for retribution, tempting blacks weary of King's nonviolence and sending whites into a panic.