Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Alexander akapinda Central High School uye akapedza kudzidza muna 1917, achipa hurukuro yaiti "Ramangwana revaNegro vokuAmerica", pamhemberero yokupedza kudzidza. Akanyoresa paYunivhesiti yePennsylvania pachikoro chekudzidza uye akava munhu wekutanga mutema akapedza kudzidza paWharton School of Business muna 1920. Akabva anyoresa paHarvard Law School. Ari ikoko, Alexander akawana chokurarama nacho nokushanda somubetseri womudzidzisi mukati megore rechikoro. Munguva yezhizha, aiita makirasi echikoro cheMasters muzvematongerwe enyika paColumbia University, kunyange zvazvo asina kupedza dhigirii racho. PaColumbia, Alexander akazviriritira nokushanda somutakuriri weDelaware, Lackawanna uye Western Railroad. Achiri muchikoro chemutemo, Alexander akaunza mhosva yake yokutanga yokusarura, achipomera
Madison Square Garden yokuramba kupinda nemhaka yerudzi rwake, kutyora mutemo wokuenzanirana kodzero dzevanhu weNew York. Sezvo akanga asati agamuchirwa kubhawa, Alexander akahaya gweta kuti rimumiririre.