Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X, as told to Alex Haley, is about a man who changed the history of America. Malcolm X preached about racism, discrimination, and segregation. He experienced many changes in his fight for equality. The three transformations that really changed the way Malcolm thought and preached were: his transformation in prison, his transformation into the Islamic religion (following Elijah Muhammad), and the biggest transformation of all, his pilgrimage to Mecca.
While in prison Malcolm X went throught his first transformation. Like many great figures and history makers he did have a low point in is life. For example, in his younger days Malcolm was involved with drugs, hustling women and money. His focus was making lots of money. One day he and some friends decided to rob the house of an old white man, consequently they were caught and charged with robbery. Unfortunately they were also accused of having sex with white women, which the predominantly white courts......
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