文档介绍：Malcolm X: "The Ballot or the Bullet" Malcolm X:“ The Ballot or the Bullet ” Mr。 Moderator , Brother Lomax , brothers and sisters , friends and enemies: I just can ’t believe everyone in here isa friend , and I don ’t want to leave anybody out 。 The question tonight , asI understand it, is“ The Negro Revolt , and Where Do We Go From Here? ” or What Next? ” In my little humble way of understanding it, it points toward either the ballot or the bullet 。 Before we try and explain what is meant by the ballot or the bullet ,I would like to clarify something concerning myself 。I’m still a Muslim; my religion is still Islam 。 That ’s my personal belief 。 Just as Adam Clayton Powell isa Christian minister who heads the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York , but at the same time takes part in the political struggles to try and bring about rights to the black people in this country; and Dr。 Martin Luther King isa Christian minister down in Atlanta , ia , who heads anization fighting for the civil rights of black people in this country; and Reverend Galamison ,I guess you ’ ve heard of him , is another Christian minister in New York who has been deeply involved in the school boycotts to eliminate segregated education; well ,I myself ama minister , not a Christian minister , but a Muslim minister; and I believe in action on all fronts by whatever means necessary 。 Although I’m still a Muslim ,I’m not here tonight to discuss my religion 。I’m not here to try and change your religion 。I’m not here to argue or discuss anything that we differ about , because it’s time for us to submerge our differences and realize that it is best for us to first see that we have the same problem ,mon problem ,a problem that will make you catch hell whether you ’ rea Baptist , ora Methodist , ora Muslim , ora nationalist 。 Whether you ’ re educated or illiterate , whether you live on the boulevard or in the alley , you ’ re going to catch hell just like I am。 We’ re all in the same boat and