as his integrationist policies and objectives, struck a cord among Americans of all colors.
However, by the 1963 march on Washington, the loss of momentum and concrete improvements in the social and economic lives of blacks had lead many to question Dr. King's tactics and goals. Blacks in small but growing numbers began searching for alternatives to Dr. King's non-confrontational style of campaigning. One such alternative was an increasingly prominent group, the Nation of Islam under Elijah Muhammad, and their fiery mouthpiece, Malcolm X. The Nation of Islam bitterly denounced King's integrationist policies. They strongly believed that no movement for black civil rights could be successful if whites were allowed prominent positions within the movement. Blacks could only truly gain their rightful place in America if they threw off the yoke of
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