ReLIT: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
Lit Society: Books and Drama
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The Importance of Attitudes and Actions
Malcolm X: I live as if I'm already dead. When I am dead, I say it that way because from the things I know, I do not expect to live long enough to read this book in its finished form. A blanket attitude toward all white people was no better than white people who looked down on all black people; actions and facts condemned people no matter their color. And some also saw the nation of Islam as a cloak for racism, like a betrayal of Islam itself. But still with all of that, this man, this stranger did everything from Malcolm, despite his reputation. This experience made Malcolm reappraise the white man,. He began thinking more about attitudes and actions instead
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