Malcolm X Family and Faith Essay

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..That's why black prisoners become Muslims so fast when Elijah Muhammed's teachings filter into their cages by way of other Muslim convicts. 'The white man is the devil' is a perfect echo of that black convict's lifelong experience."

Prison solidified Malcolm X's -- and in his view, all African-Americans' -- position in society, and his faith clarified the predicament and gave an avenue both of understanding and of redress.


Everyone's childhood, family, and early adulthood influences the rest of their lives. The specific challenges and mistakes that Malcolm X faced and made, however, led to the development of a singularly influential personality. He found success in defining and opposing a racist power structure that ironically wished to reduce him to failure. this is the real lesson of The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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