Mahlkum EX

Malcolm X took up reading while in prison because he was mightily struggling with finding a way to better express himself. However, Malcolm gained much more from the experience. He learned all about the history of America, and because he saw slanted bias in the passages he read, he realized the oppression of history the white race was pushing. Thus he developed his radical views about race relations which led him to be the incredible reformer he was with such a great impact on the American Civil Rights movement, and to eventually be a martyr for the cause. Richard Wright learned to read under similarly poor circumstances but found it important for a different reason; the escape from the terrible reality around him and a hope for something more.