How Malcolm X Changed America

In the “Autobiography Of Malcolm X” as told to Alex Haley, by Malcolm X. Malcolm X is a man who undeniably changed the United States in numerous ways. There were many changes that Malcolm X had gone through in his life, as he fought and advocated about what he believed in about segregation, prejudice, and racism. To me, there were a few major things that Malcolm X went through that changed how he thought and advocated about his beliefs was the way he followed Alijah Muhammad in the Islamic religion, the time he spent in penitentiary in Massachusetts, as well his religious journey to Mecca.
As Malcolm X pursued Alijah Muhammed into his beliefs and knowledge about the Islamic religion, Malcolm X became very passionate about the religion and began to teach small groups of supporters about what he had learned from Alijah in their sit downs while Malcolm was in prison. Malcolm X is starting to become a …show more content…
(p.195) I believe that the time Malcolm X spent in prison was a very strong turning point in his life for the fact that how drastic he had changed so much as a person in prison within just six years. From just before his sentence, all Malcolm really cared about was money, drugs, and women, because of his obsession of money at the time, Malcolm and a couple of his good friends had began to rob a white man hoping to score big. But they were unfortunately caught in the act and was not only sentenced for the robbery but was also charged for fornication with a white woman. Weeks after Malcolm gotten locked up, he was sent to solitary confinement as he was acting crazy from the withdraws he was having from the drugs he was on. Then a few months later after he got out and sobered up, he met the great Alijah Muhammed and learned a great deal from him and showing the world how much of an impact Malcolm had on many