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How did Malcolm X get his education?
Mason High School1939–1941
Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolWest Junior High SchoolMason High School
Malcolm X/Education
The children were separated and sent to foster homes. Malcolm and his siblings secured her release 24 years later. Malcolm attended West Junior High School in Lansing and then Mason High School in Mason, Michigan, but left high school in 1941, before graduating.
How did Malcolm X teach himself to read?
Malcolm X taught himself to read and write in prison, the hard way. He copied the dictionary, page by page, struggling to pronounce the words and to commit the definitions to memory. Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. . . . I never had been so truly free in my life.”
What motivates Malcom’s motivation for Education?
Malcom’s motivation for education was fueled by increasing frustration with not being able to express what he wanted to convey in letters to the honorable Mr. Elijah Mohammed when on he was the most articulate hustler on the street.
Who made Malcom feel envious of his stock of knowledge?
There was also a Charlestown prison mate named Bimbi Bimbi was able to make Malcom feel envious of his stock of knowledge.
What did Malcom study in prison?
From that moment on he read and studied the subjects that interested him via the public library and sneaking around prison guard checks at lights out to read more. Later Malcom became focused on the how Mr. Muhammad had focused on the “whitening” of history books by white men and the horrors of slavery.
What did Malcom learn by teaching himself to read?
Malcom learned many things by teaching himself to read. He was hungry for knowledge pertaining negro history, civilization ,slavery, abolitionists, H.G. Wells, JA Roger and Mr. Muhammad. He gained the history of his forefathers and the atrocities they endured due to slavery.