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+ mee at il. CONVENTIONS, BAZAARS AND "FEASTS" eo ° > at Pag * " B. Recent Conventions oo , Pa ge aan aq bebewy$, and way Sor ay orto bbe after the 26th, the NOI holds its annual convention in Chicago. The term — “convention” when applied to these meetings, is a misnomer. Although many members from temples throughout the country attend these conventions, they ¢ not act as delegates from their areas; they transact no business and have no v Instead, the convention is merely a group of sessions at which the various NO! ministers shout their praises for the "Messenger of Allah, " Elijah Mohammac _ One after another, these ministers take the rostrum to eulogize and extol - Muhammad. In addition, several times during the convention, Muhammad ap to deliver long and verbose messages, emphasizing mainly hatred for the whi race and his claim of the superiority of the “black people. " He also uses the opportunity to repeat his strong pleas for more and greater contributions to t! increasing number of projects be constantly proposes in his efforts to build bh power. . The most recent convention was held at the Chicago Coliseum from February 26 to 28, 1960. The newspapers which usually carry items on the © ceported iat the ‘Mfisssencerta™ main topic at this convention was to be his impressions of his recent alleged trip to Mecca. However, little was said o: what he saw, other than his claim that he saw a sign outside the city of Mecc which warned nonbelievers to enter with the risk of losing their heads. Matz - 16 -