During his experiences in Harlem and Boston, although Malcolm X did not verbally advocate violence, he took part in violent actions such as burglary. In fact, there were times he always carried a gun with him even though he wasn't legally allowed to carry one. During one of his jobs on the train, while he was gambling with another person, he pointed the gun at him. As a result, he was banned from the railway company for life. It was through insistence like this that Malcolm X was seen as an advocate of violence. It was Malcolm X's violent ways that indirectly led him to join the Nation of Islam. In 1946, shortly after returning to Boston with Shorty, Malcolm X was arrested on burglary charges and sentenced to ten years in prison. The entire group was condemned and it was then that Malcolm became aware of the racism present in the government. He recalled that their crime was the burglary itself and dating white women, but the crime of Sophia and her sister, who were also part of the group, was that they dated black men. When Malcolm entered prison, he used available resources to further his education by reading everything available to him in prison. At the same time, Malcolm X's brother Reginald, who recently joined the Nation of Islam, visited Malcolm and told him about his conversion. Intrigued, Malcolm X began to learn more about the Nation of Islam and the leader, Elijah Muhammad. In 1952, when he learned that the Nation of Islam wanted to empower blacks, Malcolm X converted to Islam and became part of the Nation. After his conversion, Malcolm Malcolm And that he “firmly believes in [his] heart to use any means necessary to realize his freedom or end injustice.” This is one of the most controversial and misunderstood speeches of his entire life. When they hear about “any means necessary,” people automatically think he is advocating violence, but the reality is that he promoted the use of nonviolence but, if absolutely necessary, violence would do to remedy the injustice. Compared to Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death", Malcolm It may be that the public has favored and continues to favor the freedom of one people over that of another.