The Ballot or the Bullet

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:public_speaker
gptkbp:context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:deliveredBy gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Cory_Methodist_Church,_Cleveland,_Ohio
April 3, 1964
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ballot or the Bullet
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mediaType oral speech
gptkbp:message Advocacy for Black self-determination
Emphasis on voting as a tool for change
Warning of possible violence if rights are denied
gptkbp:notableQuote It'll be ballots, or it'll be bullets.
If you and I don't use the ballot, we're going to be forced to use the bullet.
gptkbp:publishedIn various anthologies of speeches
gptkbp:recordedAt Yes
gptkbp:significance One of Malcolm X's most famous speeches
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Black_nationalism
African American civil rights
Voting rights
gptkbp:targetAudience gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:yearDelivered 1964
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Rhetoric_Top_100_Speeches
gptkb:Malcolm_X_Speaks_(book)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5