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As a young and impressionable young man, Malcolm X fell victim to the same pitfalls that many young African Americans of his time did. Enamored by drug use and street hustling, Malcolm was undoubtedly heading down a path of no return. ... The principles of Islam, and furthermore Elijah Muhammad, makes sense to Malcolm and would become the catalyst of a great change in Malcolm’s life. Malcolm’s embrace of Islam was due in part to a great acceptance felt from the unification of the black race, as well as its avenue for scholarly endeavors.
Upon first receiving a letter from Reginald instructing Malcolm that if he could abstain from eating pork and stop smoking cigarettes, he knew of a way for him to be released from prison. Although puzzled, Malcolm obliges and soon finds out from Reginald that these practices were staples of the Islamic religion. Reginald visits Malcolm in prison and informs him more about the religion including more about Allah. ... This new development invokes many thoughts in Malcolm and is the first aspect of Muslim culture which Malcolm will embrace. ... The social workers, court workers, the judge who had sentenced him, the cops in New York, the teacher whom had discouraged Malcolm from being a lawyer, and a number of other whites who had oppressed Malcolm (185).
Approximate Word count = 939
Approximate Pages = 3.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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