"Learning to Read" by Malcom X

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Malcom X, self-educated, embittered by experience

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the middle of the Civil Rights movement, recounting his experiences in learning to read

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primarily African Americans

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to explain how he became educated to argue

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allusions, juxtaposition

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angry, disillusioned, moralizing

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into which SOAPSTONE category would the following best fit: “private collection that Parkhurst had willed to the prison” could provide a timeframe

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occasion

Question 8

which information from the text is best used to determine the SPEAKER?

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“one of the most articulate and powerful leaders of black America during the 1960s”

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ironically crafts that the message that education transcends imposed boundaries

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purpose

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the paradox of “being imprisoned” equating to being “truly free” shapes the message of the text

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purpose

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establish both the time and place of this text

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occasion