While most African American leaders in the 1960s were working within the Civil Rights Movement,some sought complete independence from white society.The most influential of these nationalist leaders was:

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Malcolm X (Little) was the most influential nationalist leader who sought complete independence from white society. He was a prominent figure in the Nation of Islam and advocated for Black pride, self-defense, and Black economic empowerment. He later left the Nation of Islam and formed his own organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity, before his assassination in 1965.

While Most African American Leaders in the 1960s Were Working