1943 mugshot of career criminal John Elton Bembry, who is thought to have played a major role in Malcolm X’s intellectual and political transformation while in prison. When Malcolm arrived at MCI Norfolk Bembry took him under his wing and encouraged his reading. (781×671)

1943 mugshot of career criminal John Elton Bembry, who is thought to have played a major role in Malcolm X’s intellectual and political transformation while in prison. When Malcolm arrived at MCI Norfolk Bembry took him under his wing and encouraged his reading. (781×671)

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