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Malcolm X — Part 22
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APPENDIX
MUSL I MOSQUE, | INCORPORATED (MMI)
The March 13, 1964, edition of “The New York Times”,
a daily newspaper published in Kew York, New York, contained:
an article on page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM X(LITTLE),
former national cfficial of the Nation of Islam (NOI) who
laksa hid aan
broke with the NOY on March s, 1964, publicly announced én
New York City on March 12, 1964, that he had formed the Muslin
Mosque, Incorporated cat). The MMI, according to the article
would be a broadly baaed politically oriented black nationalist
movement for Negroes only, financed by voluntary contributions.
In this public statezent HALCOLM X urged Negroes to abanden
the doctrine of non-violence wher it is necessary to defend
themeelves in tke civil rights struggle, and ke also suggested
that Negross form rifle clubs to protect their Lives and
property in time of emergencies in sress where the government
Qe ewes SS Se ——-
is unable or unwilling to protect then.
Incorpcoratien papers of the MI filed on March 16,
1964, with the Business Secticn, Clerk of Courts, New York ~
County, New York, New York, refiect that the MHI was
incorporated under the Religious Corporation Law of the —
State of New York to work for the imparting of the Islamic
Faith and Isiamic Religion in accordance with “accepted
Islamic principles”. The principal place cf worship to be
located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York.
The May 23, 1964, edition of the "New York
Austerdan News", a weekly Negro newspaper published in
pt te St te a aw ee me Eee, lt = Tiare
New York City, contained an article by columnist JANES
BOOKER in which ke indicated that he had heard that the ©
visit by MALCOLM X with Muslim leaders during his African
tour has changed hiz to become soft in his anti-white
feelings and to become nore religious.
On October 6, 1964, a confidertial source advised
that the MI is apparently affiliated with the true orthodox
Islamic Religion through its affiliation with the Islamic
Woundsetion (ef Waw Yarir) 1 Bivareiaia Teiva Baw Yar Cite
oO SE ee oe th ater VT awe ees 9 =~ Mesh,’ VS Aw as ee wy av] awe WS UT 4
The only teachings of the MNT are on the Isianic Religion.
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