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Malcolm X — Part 14
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Malcolm K; Little
i. APPENDTX
NATION 37 YSUAM
In dJenuary, 1957, a source advised ELIJAH
MUHAMMAD hes described his organization on a nationwice
basis asthe "Nation of Islam" and "Muhammad's Temples
ef Telam",
Oi July 10, 1963, a second source advised
ELIJAH MUHAMMAD is the national leader of the Natien of
Islam (NOI); Muhammad's Temple of Isiam No, 2,5335
South Greenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is the national
headquarters of the NOI; anddin mid~1960, MUHAMMAD and
other NOI officials, when referring to MUHAMMAD's organization
on a nationrdde basis, commenced using either "Mosque" or
meme" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's Temples of-
sian",
The NOT is an all-~Nezro erganization which was |
originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, ©
claima to have been selected by Allah, the Supreme Being, to
lead the so-called Negro race out of slavery in the wilderness
of North America by establishing an independent black nation
in the United States, Members following MUHAMMAD's teachings
and his interpretation of the "Koran" believe there is no’
such thing as a Negro; that the so-called Negroes are slaves
of the white race, referred to as “white devils", in the
United States; and that the white race, because of its
exploitation of the so-called Negroes, must and will be
destroyed in the approaching "War of Armageddon",
In the past, officials and members of the NOI,
including MUHAMMAD, have refused to register under the
provisions of the Selective Service Acts and have Geclared
that members owe no allegiance to the United States.
MES fees ee ae Re EAE? awe TUS Ter me a .
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