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Peete tt eee V. PUBLICITY AND RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS | a te A. Publicity Elijah Muhammad has not overlooked the importance of publicity in his promotion of the NOI. During the Summer of 1957, the NOI formed a Public Relations Committee. The duties of this committee have been to handle press releases, advertising, advice to ministers of local temples, | and the preparation and distribution of educational material. Many individual temples also have their own Public Relations Committees. An article ina recent NOI pamphlet, published by the minister of the New York temple, contains an article entitled "The Power of the Press... . The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword!" Excerpts from this article reveal the importance being placed upon the Negro press by the NOI: 7 4 “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword. The weapon you : _ should be able to rely upon most is the Negro Press. Therefore, you would be wise to keep it in good condition: atrong, well-loaded, independent and ready." ".., The Negro Press is our only medium of voicing the true plight of our oppressed people to the world.”