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Where do I find this textual evidence?

Chapter 1 “Nightmare”: pages 1-23 (his dad’s death/mother’s breakdown/taken away)

Chapter 2 “Mascot”: pages 24-40 (living in a group home/Mr. Ostrowski/visits Ella in Boston)

Chapter 3 “Homeboy”: pages 41-58 (moves to Boston/meeting Shorty)

Chapter 6 “Detroit Red”: pages 87-110 (meets the Harlem hustlers/starts to become a better criminal)

Chapter 7 “Hustler”: pages 111-128 (gets deeper into drugs and crime/works for West Indian Archie)

Chapter 8 “Trapped”: pages 129-136 (disagreement with West Indian Archie about the “numbers”/back to Boston)

Chapter 9 “Caught”: pages 137-153 (begins stealing/arrested/sentenced to jail---feels it’s an unfair sentence)

Chapter 10 “Satan”: pages 154-171 (is now in prison/anti-religious/learns about Islam from Reginald/meets Bimbi)

Chapter 11 “Saved”: pages 172-194 (begins writing to Elijah Muhammad/becomes a better reader/ learns how history has been “whitened”/ starts to debate)

Chapter 12 “Savior”: pages 195-214 (is released from jail/moves to Detroit/begins “fishing for the NOI”/changes his name to Malcolm “X”)

Chapter 15 “Icarus”: pages 271-293 (becomes more active in the NOI, starts organizing and rallying on their behalf)

Chapter 16 “Out”: pages 294-324 (betrayed by Elijah Muhammad/is “isolated” for his comments/Malcolm leaves the Nation of Islam/begins Muslim Mosque Inc./leaves for Mecca)
Ch. 17: "Mecca": letter after he visits Mecca for his Hajj regarding how it has changed his thinking
Chapter 19: “1965”: Malcolm sums up his purpose in writing the book/predictions for the future/reflects on his life