My First Conk

Malcom X and his article titled “My First Conk” say that black men conked their hairs to unify their existence in the society of white people. This was never done to truly satisfy a personal desire. Conking was a popular procedure done in black males to straighten their hair in 1940’s. The author explains that getting his hair conked was definitely not a delightful experience. Going through the pain of the hot lye burning in …

…been practiced or exposed more often to demonstrate that they were more than just colored people living beneath white supremacy, but people with brains and thoughts. Their conks and blonde colored wigs were simply doing nothing but making themselves look even more degrading to the white community, and all it did was give them more of a reason to believe that black men and woman shall never be able to equally share the same rights.