We have not always agreed on the methods of liberation, but the work has never ceased. The approach of Dr. King, often guided by civil rights activist and strategist Bayard Rustin, was one of nonviolence, coalition building, and courageous acts of resistance for social change. Ella Baker joined King and Rustin in their nonviolent approach but insisted that the more sustainable method was robust grassroots organizing, which cultivated civic and community leaders from within. The Black Panther Party fought for liberation by policing the police, preaching self-determination, and serving their
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