Taking over from the organization's founder, Elijah Muhammad helmed the Nation of Islam during a period of limited growth. Malcolm X's arrival in 1952 ushered in a time of dramatically increased ...
Then suddenly, as he mentioned the name of the "Honorable Elijah Muhammad," Malcolm's tone was transformed into one of reverence. The Muslim leader lashed out at the Negro leaders of civil rights ...
"I was fascinated by Malcolm's speeches ... He said he became a follower of Elijah Muhammad, the leader of the Nation of Islam, rising in the ranks to become one of his most trusted officials.
Later, when Malcolm split from the leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad, Clay rejected him and mocked his moves toward a more racially inclusive faith. 1-Y. After scoring a 78 on a 1964 ...
and changed his name to Malcolm X to mark this change. The Nation of Islam was led by a man named Elijah Muhammad. Members of the Nation of Islam believed that black people were superior to white ...
King himself maintained relations with black-nationalist leaders like Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, whom whites imagined to be antithetical to his cause. Freedom Summer, in 1964, which was ...
The book features the regular people who followed the charismatic leaders of the Nation of Islam, not just the icons like Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali. Bilal portrays her characters ...
As with his body, so with his poem. In his clever, wide-ranging book, Orlando Reade shows how Milton’s great epic has been ...
Taking over from the organization's founder, Elijah Muhammad helmed the Nation of Islam during a period of limited growth. Malcolm X's arrival in 1952 ushered in a time of dramatically increased ...