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"When a person places the proper value on freedom, there is nothing under the sun that he will not do to acquire that freedom. " – Malcolm X

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When those of us are asked to think of the legacy of a man, who confronted the issues at hand and pointed the fingers at the root and the existence of the problem, we think of Malcolm X. You begin to think of the powerful speeches and the passionate remarks made about the pressing issues that were at hand and you begin to think of the life he led and those he touched through his words. Some, would generalize that Malcolm x, had attended high school and even attended college. Well unfortunately they would be sadly mistaken. They have quite a clouded view on that man, who called himself Malcolm X. Shockingly; all of Malcolm's education was through his time spent during his sentence in prison, for the crimes he committed on the street.

It all began for Malcolm, during his time in prison when he was confronted......

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