MLK was certainly preferable for the government. Malcolm was murdered by the NOI though. I would’ve expected the government to have killed him by that point, no idea why he wasn’t. Violence would’ve been reasonable. Killing Strom Thurmond could’ve only turned out well.
It was peaceful because the options were deal with MLK or deal with Malcolm X. Both were still killed.
MLK was certainly preferable for the government. Malcolm was murdered by the NOI though. I would’ve expected the government to have killed him by that point, no idea why he wasn’t. Violence would’ve been reasonable. Killing Strom Thurmond could’ve only turned out well.