My alma mater was books. — Malcolm X

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Autobiography and memoir

My alma mater was books.

Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X · 1965

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Books Education

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Autobiography and memoir

Time

1965

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Malcolm X

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Malcolm X. The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley. Grove Press, 1965.

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