S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

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King has faith that someday all people of color will be treated as equals in the 
United States.
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Racial discrimination is especially a problem in southern states like Alabama and 
Georgia. 
Directions:
An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided 
below. Select THREE answer choices to complete the summary.

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alcolm X was born in Nebraska on May 19, 1925. 
His real name was Malcolm Little. Malcolm’s 
father died when he was thirteen. A few years 
later, he started a life of crime. He was arrested for stealing in 
1945 and spent seven years in prison. In prison, he educated 
himself by reading books. At the urging of two of his brothers, 
he joined the Nation of Islam. After leaving prison, he became 
a minister for the Nation of Islam and then an important leader in the African-
American civil rights movement. He took the last name “X” to symbolize his 
true, unknown African name. 
Malcolm X had a different philosophy than Martin Luther King. While King 
wanted black people and white people to live together peacefully, Malcolm X at 
first claimed that black people were superior to white people and should live 
separately from them. Also, while King urged equal civil rights for black people 
and white people, Malcolm X emphasized equal human rights. “Human rights are 
something you were born with,” he said. He saw the struggle for equality as being 
international and wanted to affect worldwide change at the United Nations. While 
King stressed non-violence, Malcolm X said that black people should be able to 
protect themselves “by whatever means necessary”–– including weapons.
Later in his life, Malcolm X no longer called white people a race of “devils.” 
He continued, however, to encourage African-Americans to have pride in their 
heritage, and he continued to advocate violence, if necessary. Malcolm X was 
shot to death while giving a speech in New York on Feb. 21, 1965.