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Men af Cloth Retreat Under ry eadly Fire of Malcolm X | ’ Three Negro preachers, unable te withstand the sharp, de- 1 “Tfberate denunciation of them by Minister Malcolm n X, fled LF 4 we = Ce heat ——_~ fom the premises of Normandie Hall Sunday. The bril- liant young follower of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad set aside his planned lecture to continue his stinging attack against 52 MAY 15 1958 “the actions of Negro preachers. The standing-room-only audt- ence Toared its approval, as’ Maleolm X placed the blame for the Negro’s miserable econ- omie condition in the lap of the Negro preachers for “failing to prepare their followers to face life by teaching them the im- | portance of ECONOMIC STA-: BILITY, il. Then the young Minister of Islam’ proceeded, with pointer, chalk, and blackboard, to out- line the Negro's miserable con- | dition, and to demonstrate his | Economie instability. With fig- ures which have been: proven ,accurate, he compared the more than 9) million dollars spent annually right here in | Los Angeles by Negroes for up-. ¢ keep of preachers and churciies | ; With 6 milion spent for| j houses and the furniture com- } bined. Many times, he pointed ; out, the houses and the furni- ! ture-ane repossessed, with the furniture being sold again to our people as new. “The American Negro spends "$15 billion a year,” said the fiery disciple of the Messenger of Allah. “This is more than Canada spends. Thus, his pur- chasing power alone makes the Soe sieeesesr Sale | Newrs a natian within a nation. “ 4 ' Los Angeles Herald-Dispatch Negro preachere welk out on Malcoin X Nation of Islam IS = NOL Bufile 25-330971