jan 28, 1939 - Malcolm Drops out of school

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In 8th grade malcolm dropped out of highschool after a white teacher humiliated him after he talked about his aspirations to be a lawyer as an adult, to this she responded it was "no realistic goal for a N" This obviously upset and embarrassed Malcolm, who then felt that no matter who smart he was he'd never be valued and then decided that learning was pointless.

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