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...... Considering the experiences that Malcolm had to go through as he was growing up, it comes of no surprise that he later became a famous activist for black peoples rights and that he showed full commitment to promoting a better life for the black communities living in America. His childhood experiences and his hard time growing up are also the reasons behind his illegal activities as an adult
In 1943, Malcolm moved to New York where he soon became involved in illegal activities of drug dealing, gambling, racketeering, robbery and prostitution.[2] He was arrested in 1946 in Massachusetts for burglary and he was eventually sentenced to eight to ten years in prison. He began serving his time in Charlestown and he was nicknamed in prison Satan because of his hatred speech towards the Bible, God, and religion in general. This position he was defending was justified by the environment he lived in and by the experiences he had. This all changed once he began reading, developing quite an appetite for lecture, and when his brother Reginald began writing to him and describing the incredible experience he was having with the Nation of Islam. Malcolm decided to convert and he

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