Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad was an influential leader and a prominent figure in the history of the Nation of Islam. Born on October 7, 1897, in Sandersville,...
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Betty Shabazz
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Betty Shabazz married Nation of Islam spokesman Malcolm X in 1958. After her husband’s assassination in 1965, Shabazz went on to a career in university...
Louis Farrakhan
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Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader, activist, and the national representative of the Nation of Islam. Born Louis Eugene Walcott on May 11, 1933,...
Father Divine
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Father Divine’s Peace Mission remains one of the most unorthodox religious movements in America. He may or may not have been born George Baker, either...
The Role of the Black Churches During the Civil Rights Movement
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I am many things to many people. But in the quiet recesses of my heart, I am fundamentally a clergyman, a Baptist preacher. This is...