as malcolm used to say: "let's cool it brothers." sure, the post-n.o.i. malcolm was willing to work with anyone. but he specifically said that whites could support and not join his organization. he understood that the moment whites joined his organization, the black people would subconsciously start deferring to them. king also adopted the same ideology from '66 until his death. i can't say they got soft. i can say they got intelligent. both malcolm and martin gave their lives and you don't do that being soft.