New People:
Old Man Rountree: elderly Pullman porter and friend of Ella’s
Pappy Cousins: Yankee Clipper steward
Ed Small: owner of Small’s Paradise, a popular Harlem nightspot
Charlie Small: Ed’s brother, who interviews Malcolm for a job
Summary
In 1942, Malcolm is hired by a railroad company to work as a dishwasher on its Boston to Washington, DC run. Soon, he is promoted and begins selling food on the “Yankee Clipper,” the train that runs between Boston and New York City. On his first trip to New York’s Harlem, he visits...
Source: MAXnotes to The Autobiography of Malcolm X, ©2000 Research and Education Association, Inc.. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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