@OffHalsted
The 100s LochNess
Just because Malcolm X and the NOI didn't entirely succeed doesn't mean they couldn't have succeeded given better tactics. Your saying Malcolm X or NOI's actions and concepts are worthless is like saying the concept of military fighting is worthless and ineffectual because generals and militaries sometimes lose. Note: ideological guerilla militias like NOI's succeeded in Cuba and militaries have won thousands of battles over the last thousands of years.
The NOI didn't get that major movement like MLK was because they're muslims, had a strict lifestyle/code, was blunt,had new views on life that most could've understand & wasn't gone live by(such as no pork)..
MLK was a christian like most americans, had the black church behind him, easier to understand & live by.. Of course he would have the bigger movement
Simple as that..