... being a carpenter. With his hopes and dreams shattered Malcom decided to move to Boston to live with his half sister Ella. It was in Boston that Malcom began the life that would eventually land him in prison. He started out as a shoe shine boy, working at a dance hall for white dances and occasionally black dances when they were allowed. In Boston, Malcom ... this time that Malcom filed to have his last name of Little replaced with the simple X of the American Muslim religion. The last name of Little represented the last name of the slave holder who owned Malcom's relatives before the C...

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