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NY 105-8699 "Sisters and brothers, in Japan the people have their idols ihey pray to which are Japanese; in China they worship Chinese idols; in Ivc.a, Indian idols. All over the world. But we ‘so-called Negroes! have been so blind and brain-washed in North America we have been down on our kmees looxing uo end praying to a picture of a white, blond and blue-eyes Jesus. That proves to you that we have been doing nothing but worshipping the white man and are still doing it. Get up off your imees, Come into our own -- Islam." The “Los Angeles" Herald-Dispatch", November 28, 1957 editior, carried an article captioned "Malcolm D4 Speaks at Elks Hall Wed. Night”, hich read as follows: "Moslem Leader tere On Visit "Anegelenos will have the opportunity this Wednesday everiing, Nov. 27 at Elks Hall, 4016 Sentral Avenue, to hear the message of the rapidly growing Negro Moslem Movement, headed by Messenger Elijah Muhammad, This message will be delivered hy 2colm X, of the New York Temple of Isiam, who is now on @ national tour of the country. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m "The Negro Moslem movement in this country a 2 oy is, in the words of Malcolm «a 'the fastest growing group of young Moslems in the Western World", It has made tremendous strides in Negro population centers in the East as well as importtnt gains in the Middle West and the West Coast. - 48 - a ee ee eS de Rt ei led Bee