How we cite our quotes: (Chapter. Paragraph)
Quote #4
When a letter from Reginald arrived, I never dreamed of associating the two letters, although I knew that Reginald had been spending a lot of time with Wilfred, Hilda, and Philbert in Detroit. Reginald's letter was newsy, and also it contained this instruction: "Malcolm, don't eat any more pork, and don't smoke any more cigarettes. I'll show you how to get out of prison." (10.35)
Reginald is also trying to convert Malcolm X to the Nation of Islam, just like his brother Philbert did. But Malcolm X's reaction is totally different. Why? How should Philbert have approached him?
Quote #5
The hardest test I ever faced in my life was praying. [...] You know what my life had been. Picking a lock to rob someone's house was the only way my knees had ever been bent before. I had to force myself to bend my knees. And waves of shame and embarrassment would force me back up. (11.5)
Kneeling is a sign of submission, and in Malcolm X's life as a hustler his most important asset was his reputation of being a powerful person. So no wonder it's so difficult for him to kneel and pray. It means he has to let go of his power and submit to Allah.
Quote #6
I perceived, as I read, how the collective white man had been actually nothing but a piratical opportunist who used Faustian machinations to make his own Christianity his initial wedge in criminal conquests. First, always "religiously," he branded "heathen" and "pagan" labels upon ancient non-white cultures and civilizations. The stage thus set, he then turned upon his non- white victims his weapons of war. (11.46)
Here, Malcolm is probably referring to the Crusades. They were military wars fought by Christians against Muslims and people labeled "pagans" or "heretics." Considering that one of the Ten Commandments is "thou shalt not kill," that's just a little bit odd.