There were some well-read inmates at the prison in which malcolm x served time

There were a small number of well-read inmates at the prison in which Malcolm X served time. Despite Malcolm's initially limited ability to read and write, he was a person capable of learning. Malcolm's prison experience provided him with no opportunity to improve his reading or writing skills.

Explanation:

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself. 

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