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Step-by-step explanation:
Malcolm X (1925-1965) was a Black American Muslim minister and civil rights activist. While serving time in prison in his early 20s, Malcolm joined the Nation of Islam and became a civil rights activist. In 1965, he was assassinated as he prepared to give a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City.
Clint Smith is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling Black author and poet whose fiction and nonfiction often focuses on issues facing Black Americans today. In the autobiographical poem "How Malcolm Learned to Read," a speaker wonders at how he and Malcolm X used the written word to transform themselves.
As you read, take notes on how the speaker describes the impact of reading and writing on both his and Malcolm’s lives.