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“O19 (Rev. 1-26-68) Black Muslims Today— . The Legacy of | -_ a an \ FAalealn’ ¥ sal eee eas ee ~#4 ‘Nation of islam" Wanes in Harlem Only ¢ year ago the Black Muslims were in the headlines, g major concern of whites and many Ne- groes alike. What has happened to the “Nation of Islam?" What effect did the slaying of Malcolm X have on it? How does world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) figure in Black Mus- lim plans? For the answers, Leslie Whitten visited Black Muslim centers in key cities, talked to members of the sect and their opponents, had an exclusive mn anith Fliich Muhammad, leader of the Mus. interview with enejan i lims. This is the first article of a series. By LESLIE H. WHITTEN Hearst Headline Service Exclusive to The Journcl-American 667 REMEMBER MALCOLM.” You hear it that way every time you mention the Muslims in Harlem. The gangling, reddish- halred man with the thick glasses made necessary by too much prison reading is a folk hero there, even though he has only been dead a year. Wrong - headed often, undisputably brilliant, he boomed a minor anti-white cult into national prominence, spt with its leader two years ago and was murdered Feb, 21, 1965 while making speech to his followers. Now, his own group—the Organization of Afro- American Unity (OAAU)—has withered, The Na- tion of Islam—popularly called “Black Muslims”"— me fae Bee the eee Tee ante af Inansanee hae has faaeq irom thé news. Its rate of increass Bas slumped, But Malcolm X-—born Malcolm “Little in Omaha, Neb., in 1925—is still very much tn the i of those Negroes he entranced with his etal impressed with his ae " f —. a — b/c Callahan fy. \ Felt ped AGale ° ya Rosen _ aa Sullivan = 7 Tavel Trotter Tele. Room _..._4 Holmes Gandy /40- 399 39)-# NOT - RE-ORDED 191 mar 3 196§ whe Wash insted Fpdideerntt Times Herald The Washington Daily News The Evening Star New York Herald Tribune New York Znseicamesion of New Yorkr Daily Nex Ne POrsk Vadiiy News New York Post The New York Times The Baltimore Sun The Worker The New Leader The Wall Street Journal The National Cbserver People's World Date y FEB 27 ™* - \s wor’ : ms