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Malcolm X — Part 25
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APPENDIX
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NATION OF ISLAM, formerly
referred to as the Muslim
Cult of Islem, also known as
Muhammad's Temples of Islam
In January, 1957, a source advised Elijah Muhammad
has described his. organization on & nationwide basis as the
thar_ a2 2 faracet m= Wee. rt
Nation of Isian,' ' (NOL) ana Muhanad’ s Temples or Islan,
On May 8, 1964, a second source advised Elijah
Muhammad is the national leader of the NOI; Muhammad's Temple
of Islam No, 2, 5335 South Greenwocd Avenue, Chicago, Illinois,
is the national headquarters of the NOI; end in mid-1960,
Muhammad and other NOI officials, when referring to Muhemmad's
organization on a nationwide dagsis, commenced using either
"yh Nesque™ or sremje" when mentioning one of "Muhammad's
The NOI is an all-Negro organization which was
originally organized in 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. Muhammad
claims 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 thine a9 s Neorn: that the so-called Negrnes sare sia es
= = L= 4 41 Ss wes Wiitea W What Pat et ll alle me he Sh ate re Teal er bP as Ww Oe ate he
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 declared
that members owe no allegiance to the United States,
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