Malcolm X's Homemade Education

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In Malcolm X’s article “Homemade Education”, Malcolm X tells a story of his endless attempt to increase his knowledge by himself and how it guided his thoughts and ideas. Inspired by a fellow inmate named Bimbi when he was in Charlestown Prison. The article relates the importance of a better education and he describes on how and what guided him to improve his education by reading and teaching himself under a harsh environment in prison. Words can be difficult to understand and express with limited knowledge. This article by Malcolm X is just one example; knowledge will come to those who seek it. Similarly, the film Educating Rita tells us about Rita who has decided to get an education. Rita wanted to be a different person, she wanted an education

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