Malcolm X; By any means necessary (Pgs. 76-121)

Summary:
In this section of the book we learn that Malcolm X was released from jail in 1952. At this time Malcolm was given a job at a furniture store where his brother worked. Now that he was out of jail he was free to practiced his new religion. Living with his brother, Wilfred who is also Muslim, allowed him to experience the life of a Muslim man. He then joined Temple Number One in Detroit. There he met Minister Hassan tho whom he listened to intently. In the temple he noticed that there were too many empty seats and made it his duty to recruit more blacks to the Nation of Islam. In about a year he had increased the number of members of Temple Number One by 300%. Due to his great dedication to the Nation he was named assistant minister. Then he met Elijah Muhammad, who had influenced him a lot when he was in jail. In a matter of years after being released from jail he was one of the most important members of the Nation of Islam. As he grew more and more famous he changed his last name to "X". He did this because he believed that his last name was a name given to his ancestors by their masters. In the mist of his fame he met a young, good looking girl, named Betty X. He later went on to marry her and have four daughters with her. As time went by he became one of the most influential and most outspoken Ministers of the Nation of Islam. His beliefs were influenced by the teachings of Elijah who had taught him to fight back but in 1957, while people in the north talked about the strength of Malcolm X, people in the south spoke about the strength of Martin Luther King Jr., and nonviolence.

Quote:
"The white man wants men to stay immoral, unclean and ignorant. As long as we stay in these conditions we will keep on begging him and he will control us. We never can win freedom and justice and equality until we are doing something for our ourselves! - The Autobiography of Malcolm X"(Myers, 89)

It think that this quote by Malcolm X really expresses what his message is to the people clearly. I agree that if the people do not do anything for themselves they will not get anywhere but the methods that he used to achieve his goals were no the best methods.

Reaction:
After reading this section of the book I wish I would have been able to meet Malcolm X because he is a person that is very determined. Meeting him would have been cool because although this book tells a lot, it would have been cool to here more from him personally.