Malcolm X

A lot went on in the first half of this book. Malcolm X went from being born to being in jail and getting saved.  I found it crazy how Malcolm X used to be a hustler on the streets. I had no idea about Malcolm X's life before he was a ciivil rights activist, so to learn that he didn't have a direct path into the civil rights movement was interesting. He went to prison and got saved. That is very common now. Generally men who have been imprisoned turn to the Lord to help them. While locked up they tend read the bible. Malcolm X was just a regular guy who found a God to turn to in prison. I found it interesting that prison and all its horrors can actually lead to a reform, well at least it could back then. Malcolm X's imprisonment led to his wonderful legacy. Even his old hustler friend Sammy got his life together. Now it seems like prison breaks people and when they're released they have difficulties staying out of the system, forget about doing something to make a difference. Malcolm X used prison as an opportunity and made it work for him. He found something to work for, and that plus the lack of distractions he had in prison made him who he was.  If prisoners today could have aspirations and motivation I think the world would be different.