Prior to going to prison, I didn't know that there were so many brilliant black poets, authors and philosophers, and then I had the great fortune of encountering Malcolm X's autobiography, and it shattered every stereotype I had about myself.
在进监狱之前， 我并不知道世界上有这么多优秀的黑人诗人、作者和哲学家。 但之后我读了Malcolm X的自传， 这对我来说是宝贵的财富， 它动摇了我对自己所有的成见。 它动摇了我对自己所有的成见。