Malcolm X Dialect Journals 31-40

31. pg. 152 "I am not saying there shouldn't be prisons, but there shouldn't be bars. Behind bars, a man never reforms. He will never forget. He never will get completely  over the memory of the bars."
I don't know if I necessarily agree with this statement. What Malcolm X is trying to get at is that when you are punished for your crime, being behind bars won't let you grow, and understand the wrong you did. You will just remember that bad part of being behind bars and develop a hate for the system. What I think is that the bars make you feel terrible and not want to go back to a place like that. You may not necessarily understand your wrong, but you will not want to go back.

32. pg. 153 "And my favorite targets were the bible and God. But there was a legal limit to how much time one could be kept in solitary. Eventually, the men in the cellblock had a name for me: "Satan." Because of my anti religious attitude."
This goes back to Malcolm's hate for the "White Christian God." While in solitary confinement he was angry and needed something to yell about. Leaving to get away from that god, some people would say he is following satan. The name of this chapter is called, "Satan," and it explains what went on during  his time in prison. And how he acted, like Satan.

33. pg. 164 "I was going through the hardest thing, also the greatest thing, for any human being to do; to accept that which is already within you, and around you." 
The African Americans didn't have a choice on whether or not they wanted to come to America. I believe the hardest was to accept that they were going to be treated bad, and there wasn't anything they could do about it. But in the other hand, Malcolm knew he had it in him to spread the message of racial issues. He knew he had a purpose in life to spread what he believed in. 

34. "I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda.…I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole."
Malcolm wanted to create his own propaganda. He wanted to spread his truth, and his beliefs. He belived that there should be equal rights no matter what your color. He didn't care who stopped him, or didn't agree with him. He wanted to make America a better place for everyone. 

35. Ch. 12"Savior"
In ch. 12 Malcolm is united with Muhammad. Muhammad is the one that Malcolm looks up to, and starts to understand the Islam culture. He is the one that changes Malcolm while in jail.

36. pg. 174 "The teachings of Mr. Muhammad stressed how history had been, "whitened..."
In the history books that Muhammad read, all of the history was about the white men. The African americans history was summarized in one paragraph. The history of the blacks, was completely, gone even though they were a big part in it. 

37. pg. 175 "The world's most notorious crime, the sin and the blood on the white man's hands, are almost impossible to believe."
When Malcolm read about slavery he was in total shock, like most people. The reason Malcolm became a minister, to express his feelings about slavery was because of reading these books. It is the world's worst crime, that then the white would just try and pass it by. Just like in the history books, they don't want to be reminded of it, because they know it was a terrible times. 

38. pg. 197 "The devil would claim that hedgeded in prisoion...but the devil woud say that now Out of prison I would retune to my drinking, smoking, dope, and life of crime."
In jail he did not have access to the alcohol and dope. He couldn't make the choice to be good, he just didn't have access to it. When he gets out of jail he has the choice to make a right or wrong decisions.

39. The use of the name, "Nigger"
In Malcolm's life while in school, everyone would call him "nigger" and not think anything about it. They wouldn't think of it as a derogatory word. It was first used as what they would call slaves, and now it is just a common name for them. But the white people don't understand that it is a hurtful word, and I don't think they would care. 

 40. pg. 205 "One day, I remember, a dirty  glass of water was on a counter and Mr. Muhammad put a clean glass of water beside it, "You want to know how to spread my teachings?" he said, and he pointed to the glass of water, Don't condemn if you see a person has a dirty glass of water, just show them the clean glass of water that you have . When they inspect it, you won't have to say that yours is better."
Instead of trying to preach to every single person and force them to believe what you are telling them. Just simply show them your side, without trying to pressure them into your religion. They will see that the clean glass is much better than the dirty glass, and they will change on their own.