(MALCOLM X) Haley Alex A single typed page from a draft of T

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MALCOLM ON CIGARETTES (MALCOLM X.) Haley, Alex. A single typed page from a draft of 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X,' with extensive corrections and annotations by Haley and Malcolm X. Malcolm X has written a long note at the bottom of the page regarding the U.S. government and the taxes on cigarettes. Matted and framed with photographs of Malcolm X and Haley. [New York, 1963]

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A page from the "Caught" chapter of Haley's "Autobiography." In discussing addiction and his cocaine and "reefer" habits, Malcolm talks about cigarettes and how addictive and unhealthy they are: " . . .and if taxes from cigarettes weren't one of this government's largest sources of revenue, they would have outlawed ["warned the people of" is crossed out] cancer-producing nicotine long ago!"