Malcolm Life In Prison Summary

The autobiography of begins with the mother of Malcom Little is pregnant with him; around the time of his birth the Ku Klux Klan attacks the home of the Littles in hopes of killing Malcom’s father, a preacher and advocator of a movement to send African-Americans back to Africa. Moreover, as Malcom is born he turns to be the lightest of all the children and is allowed to follow his father to the meetings he’s part of, Universal Negro Improvement Association or UNIA; this is one of the earliest events in Malcom’s life where he experiences racial discrimination according to him. Later on, the family moves to a new town called Lansing and their house is burned by a supremacist group, once this happens Malcolm states that he learns one of his earliest lessons of being black in the U.S.; he also describes the difference in success between a black person and a white person. Turning six, Malcolm’s father is killed by whites and the insurance company denies the family any money claiming the death was a suicide, leaving the family no money during the Great Depression. Struggling for money, the …show more content…
As time goes on, Malcolm learns of the Nation of Islam who is run by Elijah Muhammad and the movement preaches of white men as the devils; Malcolm ponders on this idea. Accepting the faith, Malcolm conforms to the history according to the faith, writes to Mr. Muhammad, and prays every day. As his academic skills grow, especially in writing since he copies down the dictionary, Malcolm begins to read history books and learns of colonial eras and African slave trades. With his new knowledge, Malcolm participates in the prison debates always finding a way to involve race into it. Soon, Malcolm learns of that Reginald has been excommunicated from the Nation of Islam for sleeping with a secretary; Malcolm denounces his brother and feels a greater connection with his