“Learning to Read” excerpt

In the excerpt “Learning to Read” I learned a lot about Malcolm X that I did not know before. I knew that he was a civil rights activist and a historical figure but not any more than that. Something I observed about Malcolm X in this excerpt is that he took an unfortunate situation and made the best of it. This excerpt is an example of “if you want it, go get it” because no matter how challenging it was for Malcolm to learn how to read and write he pushed through those challenges and gave himself an education. One thing that stood out to me when I was reading was when Malcolm said that his education gave him ” a little bit more sensitivity to the deafness, dumbness, and blindness that was afflicting the black race in America”. This stood out to me because I feel as though it does not only apply to the black race but all minorities in America. Since there is sometimes a lack of education or lack of resources, minorities can be ignorant to how America causes damage in their communities.