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Malcolm X

Growing up at the beginning of the twentieth-century, Malcolm was well aware of racial differences. Discrimination against blacks was constantly impacting his life and the important people around him. White people had control and abused their power by treating blacks with very little respect. At a young age, Malcolm realized that there was no way to escape his black identity and he couldn't do anything to change the white person's racist attitude. Once Malcolm moved to Boston he was exposed to racism in a whole different light. He eventually got sent to prison, returning as a Muslim with a broader perspective on racism. Malcolm's understanding of racial identity changes throughout his life.
Malcolm's childhood was full of traumatic experiences, seeing himself as a victim of unfair discrimination. Hooded Klansmen burnt down his home in Lansing, Michigan, forcing his family to move into the country. When he was six, his father was attacked and brutally killed by a group called the......


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