How did the black panthers differ from civil rights leaders such as Dr. King

The Black Panthers were a militant group which had the same beliefs as Malcolm X and openly called for the use of violence. The group was founded bby a man named Stokely Carmichael. Martin Luther King Jr led many other peaceful demonstrations for example the March on Washington and organized drives for the registration for negros to vote. he believed in peaceful protests rather than fighting back physically with many of his tecniques similar to that of Ghandi.