The Power of the Fist * * Black Power is a phrase that has instilled both pride and hope *into the souls of black people, while simultaneously striking fear into *the hearts of whites. 'No two words in contemporary American society have *been more controversial or misunderstood than Black Power' (Fager, cover). *This "misunderstanding" is what made the Black Power Movement so receptive *among African-Americans, but threatening to whites. After *African-Americans became disenchanted with the Civil Rights …showed first 75 words of 1174 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1174 total…of these men held a direct bond with *the black community. In 1957, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower saw no *inherent need to stop the unconstitutional acts of Arkansas Governor Orval *Faubus. Unless African-Americans use these organizations to address it' *concerns, the movement for economic, political, and social change will *continue to lose ground. * Content on standing his ground by any means necessary, Malcolm X *reached to those beyond the Islamic realm. Malcolms political message *