Category : Religion

EducationReligion

Alexander Crummell

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Alexander Crummell was an American scholar and Episcopalian minister who dedicated his life to the upliftment of African Americans and Africans. He was the founder...
Religion

Nation of Islam

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Nation of Islam, African an American movement and organization, was founded in 1930 and is known for its teachings combining elements of traditional Islam with...
Religion

Wallace D. Fard

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Little is known about the mysterious religious and political leader Wallace D. Fard, credited with founding the Nation of Islam. Only the years 1930 to...
Religion

Elijah Muhammad

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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,...
Religion

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...
Civil RightsReligion

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,...
Civil RightsReligion

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...