Malcolm x had many strengths and weaknesses, Malcolm x was a strong and influential person and was appointed head spokesman for the black Muslim community and the NOI. Malcolm X’s biggest strength was his choice to use violence to fight for his cause. Using his methods, he brought a lot of attention to the younger generation of African Americans to fight for the cause using violence, which terrified many people to giving into their demands of detached but equal society. But also, having more people using violence led to more injury and more brutality from both sides of the party. From the teaching of Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X learned to obtain his reasoning for his actions by thinking about the years of torture the African Americans went through