... the African American"s also began to believe this themselves, and would never have the chance to excel. Malcolm then pursued a life of crime alongside his friend "Shorty" in Harlem, New York. He continued this lifestyle until he was eventually apprehended, and convicted of Burglary and incarcerated in 1946, he was twenty. While in prison, his brother Reginald visited him and told ... was told by him that the Nation offered the working class African American an education that could be used to improve their economic conditions. Malcolm began lecturing individuals of the Ghetto showing the...

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