A friend once told me "there is a difference between a nice person and a good person". When I read the speech Malcolm X delivered at Harlem Rally, I knew that he and my friend shared a common hostility towards others. Each word I read had it's own tingling effect. Yet, the overall message was unified; " ...northern crackers are in cahoots with [these] southern crackers. Only [these] northern crackers smile in your face, ...then they stick the knife in your back when you turn around" (Malcolm X , 1964). Though the Civil Rights Movement were unified acts of non violence, Malcolm X expressed the hate and hostility that many African Americans were surely feeling. Malcolm X had many critics who felt he was cynical and much too violent...and he was! However, he was the voice that had to be spoken.

In contrast, the song I picked was If You Miss Me from the Back of the Bus. The tune of the song is far from being intimidating. Instead, the song looks to a brighter future. A future without segregation. The song highlights some of the forms of protest that took place during the Civil Rights Movement such as the sit-ins and inspires African Americans to continue working for a brighter future. While there is no obvious feelings of hate in the song, there is an overall feeling of "we will fight and we will prevail", much like Malcolm X's attitude toward the individuals who against the fight for freedom.