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98 with the warden to resolve grievances. Morris, “Massachusetts: The Aftermath of the Prison Riots of 1952,” pp. 36-37.
99 “my life was about to become.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 195-96.
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100 it was ready for morning prayers. Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 197-98.
100 Mecca for their prayers. Dannin, Black Pilgrimage to Mecca, p. 170.
101 “the fine print that never was read.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 196-97.
101 but Wilfred advised patience. Ibid., pp. 198-200.
101 accompanied by three of his brothers. MX FBI, Memo, Detroit Office, March 16, 1954.
101 such peerless example recalled Job. Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 201-2.
102 The point went home. Ibid., pp. 203-4.
102 Ismail al-Faruqi termed “Islamicity.” Ismail al-Faruqi quoted in Larry Poston, Islamic Da’wah in the West: Muslim Missionaries and the Dynamics of Conversion to Islam (New York: Oxford University Press, 1992), p. 6.
102 metamorphosis adding to Malcolm’s reputation. FBI—Joseph Gravitt (also known as Captain Joseph and Yusuf Shah) file, St. Louis, Missouri Office, January 17, 1955; Robert L. Jenkins, “(Captain) Joseph X Gravitt (Yusuf Shah),” in Jenkins, ed., Malcolm X Encyclopedia, pp. 243-46. Also see Karl Evanzz, The Judas Factor; Collins, Seventh Child, p. 137.
103 United Auto Workers Local 900. Ferruccio Gambino, “The Transgression of a Laborer: Malcolm X in the Wilderness of America,” Radical History, vol. 55 (Winter 1993), pp. 7-31.
103 truck equipment, cranes, and road machinery. MX FBI, Memo, Detroit Office, March 16, 1954; and “Wood Workers,” Time, July, 20, 1936.
103 “material or grinds surface objects.” Gambino, “The Transgression of a Laborer,” p. 22.
103 “serve Mr. Muhammad in the lowliest capacity.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, p. 204.
103 the beginnings of his life as a minister. Ibid., p. 205.
103 Michigan’s discharge followed shortly thereafter. “The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Parole Board Certification of Discharge, Malcolm Little #8077,” Prison File of Malcolm Little; and MX FBI, Summary Report, Detroit Office, March 16, 1954, p. 4.
103 claiming conscientious objector status. Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 206-7.
104 “asocial personality with paranoid trends.” MX FBI, Memo, New York Office, January 24, 1955.
104 Detroit Temple No. 1’s assistant minister. Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, p. 205.
104 he was preparing for the ministry. MX FBI, Memo, Philadelphia Office, April 30, 1954.
104 “spreading his wisdom to his students.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 208-9.
104 delivered to one such gathering in early January 1954. Ibid, p. 216.
104 dangerous the sect was believed to be. MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, September 7, 1954, cover page.
105 “the cult towards the white race.” Ibid., p. 3.
105 “to have been able to convert Ella.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 217-18.
106 throughout the last three weeks of March. MX FBI, Memo, Philadelphia Office, April 30, 1954; and MX FBI, Memo, Philadelphia Office, August 23, 1954.
106 and commercial ventures in Chicago. Sharron Y. Herron, “Raymond Sharrieff,” in Jenkins, ed., Malcolm X Encyclopedia, pp. 503-4. Also see Claude Andrew Clegg III, An Original Man: The Life and Times of Elijah Muhammad (New York: St. Martin’s, 1997).
106 most of the Nation of Islam’s ruling elite in Chicago. Evanzz, The Messenger, p. 162.
106 “cutting off a devil’s head.” FBI—Gravitt, Summary Report, Philadelphia Office, November 19, 1954.
107 Fruit of Islam and as a substitute minister. Ibid.; and MX FBI, Memo, Philadelphia Office, August 23, 1954.
107 “contained over a million black people.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, p. 219.
107 Temple No. 7 as its FOI boss. MX FBI, Memo, Philadelphia Office, April 30, 1954; and MX FBI, Memo, Philadelphia Office, August 23, 1955.
108 “sometimes not that many.” Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp.