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Conk Dialectical Journal

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1. Conk is straight hair, which came from a commercial hair straightener. Malcolm thought that conking his hair was a step into sophistication. He thought the conk was for the upper class black people and if he got it, he would be accepted into society. Malcolm describes a conk as an emblem of

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