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Malcolm X — Part 31
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“ belier in the one-god, Allah.” The article \peports fe Lg Me
further defined their creed as being that the white man's |
day as ruler of the world is passing, that they do not
believe in integration, and that they believe the United
States Government should set aside a separate territory in
not one state but several for twenty million Negroes.
In an article in the Buffalo Evening News of —
* January 9, 1963, entitled “Musiim Rights Charge Rejected,” _
. 4t ids reported the State Commission on Human Rights’ me
. refused Puesday to consider a complaint by Black Muslim oa
leader MALCOLM X that the group's rights were violated by
the police at their meeting Sunday night (January 6, 1963.
In an article in the Democrat and Chronicle of
January 12, 1963, entitled “City Target of Black Muslin
Drive,” there is the report that according to State officials
who declined to be identified, ex-convicts are being sent to
a Rochester for eae high priority organizing drive by the Black
Muslim sect. The article reflects that police officers are
concerned over what they say is the apparent aim of the Bleck
- Muslims to provoke an incident that would result in one of = -
¢ their members obtaining martyrdom. The article describes |
° the national leader of this "so-called Islamic faith," ELIJAH
POOLE MUHAMMAD, as an ex-convict first arrested in 1934 for
contributing to the aelinquency of a minor and who was later
ae. ee ee a eT
in Federal prisons for failure to register for military
my service. e article describes MALCOLM X LITTLE as an ex-felon
a who served two terms in two prisons for larceny.
In an article in the Times-tnion January 14, 1963,
* entitled “Muslims Visited by Firemen," 1t is reported that
for the second successive Sunday authorities were called to
the headquarters of..the Black Muslim sect at 304 North - Q
Street, The article reflects that the Rochester Fire Depart- -
ment responded to a telephone alarm of fire and were blocked
=, | by Black Muslims from attending the meeting. ‘The article .
further reflects the fire alarm was faise. i:
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