in "the Ballot or the Bullet" with Malcom X. what made the speaker qualified to give this speech.

Malcolm X wa the leading black figure in the American Civil Rights movement advocating for a stronger even violent response to White American apathy of black rights. "The Ballot or the Bullet," a famous civil rights speech delivered by Malcolm X in 1964, advocates for increased political participation on the part of African-Americans, in the context of the ongoing struggle to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the upcoming congressional and presidential election. In the speech, Malcolm X pushes for unification among the black community, regardless of social or religious affiliation. He argues that such unity has the ability to affect radical change, whether by effective use of democratic processes (the ballot) or by force (the bullet).