Malcolm X
...section to read about since it was a little more relatable. It is interesting to see how, in Malcolm X's point of view, that earning a degree at a college is just a status symbol. To him its like so what you earned a degree, I bet the average college student doesn't know tenth of what Malcolm X learned while he was in prison.
The history that Malcolm X focused on mostly was black history. Learning all of this to him was shocking because most likely he would not have gotten this type of information from any American institution. Most books during this time mentioned very little about any sort of black history, whether it be in America or anywhere else in the world. On page 226, Malcolm X discusses how American school institutions often taught very little about black education and even sometimes laughed at the fact that there would even be something entitled "black history."
Something that I found interesting about the article was that Malcolm X was very much focussed on the view that American learning institutions such as universities are not able to convey the same amount of material, along with the same type of material, to its students. Yes, Malcolm X was able to acquire a vast sum of knowledge by reading and studying books in enormous amounts of time, but at the same time he is not getting the experience we are all gettig by going to university. At the same time though, did Malcolm X really need the type of education we are getting by going to a university today? Back in his time not every black American could go to every college that he wanted to. Chances are that Malcolm X wouldn't even want to learn some of the things that we are learning today. His view on the matter would be something like saying we aren't getting the whole story.
He may have been able to acquire vast sums of knowledge, but I do disagree with...
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