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the white race. Muhammad preaches that the so-called Negroes must be | wakened; shown how they have been enslaved by their enemy, the "white tw ag . - . te - & oe evi"; and unified under his leadership. Thus, he says, they can gain. e economic independence and be able to demand land of their own from the United States Government. He claims that the Christian religion is a hoax and a tool of the white race to enslave the Negro but that soon the white race, the Government, and all Negroes who do not accept his teachings will be destroyed by Allah in the '"War of Armageddon." B. Conclusions 1. The Nation of Islam, an all-Negro organization purporting adherence to the religious principles of Islam as interpreted by Elijah Muhammad, is ostensibly dedicated to the spiritual and physical uplift of the Negroes; however, constant emphasis on the vindictive doctrines of the cult resulta in the propagation of hatred of the white race. 2. Elijah Muhammad, through his preachings of superiority of the "black man” and his demands for complete independence from the white race, has furnished many dissatisfied Negroes with a new pride and purpose in life through the militant and arrogant black unity within the Nation of S$, Organizationally, the Nation of Iglain ia a groep of semiautonomons temples made up of Negroes pound together ii a comimsa resentmen of the white race by the teachings of Elijah Muhammad es conveyed by his dedicated ministers.