text: how would life be if malcom x and mlk were not assinated?   it would not be the same as it is today, i think the black community would be stronger side by side, less drug use & sales and the self destruction of neighborhoods by gangs. i don't think the rights that black citizens now have after the civil rights era would be in effect now.  the unity and bond of the blackman would be strong as they would still be fighting together for the freedoms and rights deserved by any man today.  it is the assination of these two supreme human beings and freedom fiughters that  gained americas sympathy and pushed the civil rghts movement forward...and hastened the black community to forget what they are fighting for in our present day.  black youth would have a purpose and not just to get the best shoes or be all up in your face and loud and disrespectful.  they would be fighting for a cause-where is that cause now, why the downward spiral in the community?...and not just the black community but all communities...because there is not a vocal leader such as malcom or martin, but ones such as rev al sharpton, who choose to fuel the fire instead of fighting it.