Unsigned autograph manuscript, one page, 8.5 x 11, no date. Malcolm X
pens some thoughts on prison conversion. In full: “Members. Buy little
on installment. Stay home. Are proud that their goods are ‘paid for.’
E[lijah Muhammad] welcomes reformed sinners into the fold, but selects
them carefully. His three Temples in jails are all composed of men who
were converted behind bars. ‘When they come out they are closely
scrutinized by the Brethren, and convict backsliders get punishment from
the Brethren that hurts them more than what they got in jail.’” In fine
condition. Malcolm X himself converted while in prison, becoming a
member of the Nation of Islam after correspondence with Elijah Muhammad
and religious study—of his time in jail post-conversion, Malcom X once
said, ‘I had never been so truly free in my life.’ Apparently his
personal notes for an address to members of the Nation of Islam, this
manuscript is fantastic in its associations with his own journey to the
religion and his role as a charismatic leader of the movement.
Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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