"Malcom X,one of the most influential Black Nationalist thinkers of the twentieth century,declared… 'The political philosophy of black nationalism is that which is designed to encourage our people,the black people,to gain complete control over the politics and the politicians of our own community.' ...Both scholars and leaders agree on certain central features of Black Nationalist ideology… The crucial distinguishing feature between the nationalists and the integrationists is that nationalists' integration as neither desirable nor likely as a means of achieving black liberation in the United States at the present time."
Alphonso Pinkney,Red,Black,and Green: Black Nationalism in the United States,1979
-In the post-World War II era,support grew for the philosophy described in the passage as a result of

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The passage suggests that the central feature of Black Nationalist ideology is the belief that integration is neither desirable nor likely in achieving black liberation in the United States. This suggests that the slow progress of desegregation movements would be a significant factor in support growing for Black Nationalist philosophy after World War II. A, B, and C are not mentioned as factors in the growth of support for Black Nationalism in the passage.

"Malcom X,one of the Most Influential Black Nationalist Thinkers of the Twentieth