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5percent — Part 1

280 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jun 2, 1965 · Broad topic: Religion & Belief · Topic: 5percent · 280 pages OCR'd
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oo eT ene mat Aegina eA narine one = RN Peta einen eer te 2 pRaReriemerten eines sareere mf ue Five Percenters Racial Matters A characterization of the NOI is attached hereto and all sources therein have furnished reliable information in the past (ny On November 1, 1965, this same source advised that on October 19, 1965, White was sentenced to two years in prison: by the Bronx County Supreme Court, New York, on the above mentioned charge (w\ On October 15, 1965, this source advised that the meaning of "Five Percent" is that 85% of the Negroes are cattle who just follow along, 10% are Uncle Toms while the remaining 5%, which they represent, are the real leaders of the Negro people. The Muslim type of 4ndoctrination which they receive, in addition to the adoption of a Muslim name, is the memorization of the questions and answers put out by the NOI and which their new members must learn. This list of questions and answers appears to have originated with Jowars, who was an NOI member under the name of Clarencs 13X Smith and undoubtedly obtained it when he joined the NOreuL This source further advised that the "Five Percenters” have been responsible for numerous assaults and muggings, chiefly aimed at whites on the fringe area of Harlem. However, ifa white victim cannot be located they have no reservation about choosing a Negro victim. They have also caused a great deal of trouble in schools, chiefly Junior High School number 120 at Madison Avenue and 120th Street in Harlem, where they disrupt classes, demand to be called by their Muslim names and have assaulted some teachers. Since the jailing of Jowars, Howell and White they have no overall leadership although they instruct each other in Muslim-type ideology and the practice of judo and karate. They have no meeting place other than the street, school yards and public parks. Although some members of the "Five Percenters" may . have access to weapons, there is nothing
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