The Education of Malcolm X
Relying on Books, Malcolm X Gave Himself a High School and College Education—While Locked Behind Bars
When asked by a British writer about his alma mater, Malcolm X answered, “Books.” The response would have surprised anyone who knew him growing up—when he was still known as Malcolm Little, before he joined the Nation of Islam, before he went to jail.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1925, Malcolm X spent his boyhood in and around…
