... Settling in Harlem, New York, he became more and more involved in criminal activities. He robbed, worked as a pimp, and sold narcotics. Malcolm soon learned to survive in the hustler society, which was constantly threatened by internal wars that could render every man your enemy. While Malcolm was in Harlem, he also got the nickname "Detroit Red". The reason he acquired this name because his ... hometown Lansing was near Detroit and his hair was red. After a year in Harlem, Malcolm was officially initiated into hustler society. He returned to Boston in 1945 after falling out with ... an...

• Word Count: 1961
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... Settling in Harlem, New York, he became more and more involved in criminal activities. He robbed, worked as a pimp, and sold narcotics. Malcolm soon learned to survive in the hustler society, which was constantly threatened by internal wars that could render every man your enemy. While Malcolm was in Harlem, he also got the nickname "Detroit Red". The reason he acquired this name because his ... hometown Lansing was near Detroit and his hair was red. After a year in Harlem, Malcolm was officially initiated into hustler society. He returned to Boston in 1945 after falling out with ... an...

• Word Count: 1961
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... ask for help from whites. In this autobiography we see Malcolm X recount his transformation from a bitter, self-destructive petty criminal into an articulate political activist. We see him go from "mascot" and "homeboy" to "Detroit Red" and finally Malcolm X. When reading this book it could be said that Malcolm X and Martin Luther King contradicted each other. However, while Malcolm X may have displayed his emotions towards his enemies differently than ... King, he understood, like King that love of self and love of God are the necessary first steps on the road ... ...

• Word Count: 1289
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... started pimping, drug using , drug selling,and stealing. His attitude changed from this move he made. Malcolm worked for a railroad company where he would visit New York City to party in nightclubs. He describes Harlem lifestyle vividly. His nickname was Detroit Red which came from his hair because he had it conked and getting it conked means putting red dye in the hair. He begins making ... frequent trips to Harlem, New York. Even in Harlem, he continues his criminal behavior. He gets caught trying to give an undercover cop a prostitute's number but he is released due to lack of eviden...

• Word Count: 1499
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... Disillusioned and pessimistic, he left school (finishing grade eight) to live with his sister Ella Mae Little Collins in Boston. He grew to be accepted in the underclass. He had many odd jobs in Boston un til he went to Harlem, where he learned to survive in the ghetto as a hustler. Due to his reddish hair colour, his street name was "Detroit Red ... '. He became dependent on drugs, got into trouble and returned to Boston to organize a burglary ring. In 1946, he was caught, convicted and sentenced to ten years even though it was his first offence. This large term was instituted because of...

• Word Count: 2369
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... ready to get drafted and go someplace and defend it. Someone needs to crack you up 'side your head.3 Malcolm was first sent to a foster home and then to a reform school. After the 8th grade, Malcolm moved to Boston where he worked various jobs and eventually became involved in criminal activity.4 In his autobiography Malcolm X referred to this part of his past as "Detroit Red". Detroit Red was a drug dealing ... criminal who was a danger to himself and to the Black community. I was a ... to recognize that anger can blind human vision. 9 Malik El-Shabazz had once said, "My whole life has...

• Word Count: 2034
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School