When the Word is Given...: A Report on Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and the Black Muslim WorldLomax, Louis E.
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When the Word is Given...: A Report on Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and the Black Muslim World
Lomax, Louis E.
Black Muslims
Chicago, Ill.
as headquarters of Black Muslims, 54, 94-95
Japanese activities in, 54
temple in, 52
University of Islam in, 54, 82-84
Christianity
anti-Semitism and, 73-75
denunciations of, 27-29, 121-24, 139, 160-64
Catholic Church, 43, 73-74
“most segregated institution in America,” 28
Negro churches, 40-47
founded, 43-44
on plantations, 41-42
theology of Negro church, 45-46
theology of desegregation, 87-90
slavery and
in West Africa, 38-39
_See also_ Slavery
theological justification of Negro “inferiority,” 44-45, 59, 121
Christine X, Sister, 83
Columbia University Jewish Graduate Club, 75
Communists, Black Muslims and, 55
Compassion in religion, 77-78
Concord, Mass., 58
Converts to Black Muslims, 30-31
CORE, 99
Crime, Black Muslims and, 18-19
“Crisis system” of Black Muslims, 34
Cross, Dr. Lonnie, 159
Cuba, 183-84
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 74
Dawud, Imam Talib Ahmad, 69
“Deaf, dumb, and blind,” 31, 117
Malcolm X’s speech, 26-28
Desegregation
Black Muslim opposition to, 90-92
“Brotherhood” vs. “integration,” 155-56
“integration with God,” 202
“token integration,” 144-46, 200-1, 210-11
_See also_ Separation of black man
of schools, 144-46, 200, 208
theology of, 87-90
Detroit, Mich.
faction vs. Muhammad in, 53, 54
Fard in, 47-53
segregation in 1930s in, 47, 50
University of Islam in, 51, 82
Dietary laws of Black Muslims, 80
filthiness of pork, 27, 117
restaurants and, 19-20
in teachings of Fard, 48
“Divide and rule,” 141
Door-to-door salesmen, 80
Drew, Dr. Charles, 68
Education by Black Muslims, _see_ Muslim Girls Training Class;
Universities of Islam
Elijah Muhammad, _see_ Muhammad, Elijah
Emancipation Proclamation, 208
Evans, Clara (Mrs. Elijah Poole), 52
Evil scientist
experiments of Yakub, 63-65
not supported by orthodox literature, 71
moon blown up by, 71, 114
Fard, W. D., 47-54
arrested, 53
birthday of, 54
disappears, 53
founds Black Muslims, 48-51
legends about, 49
literature of, 50-51
Muhammad and, 52-54
as Prophet of Allah, 54
Farmer, James, 96
Fear shown by so-called Negroes, 111, 120, 122
Federation of Islamic Associations, 70
Finances of Black Muslims, 79
fund-raising, 82
Franklin, John Hope, 38, 39, 43
Frazier, E. Franklin, 40
“Black Bourgeoisie” of, 190-91
“Freedom, Justice, and Equality” (slogan), 22, 117, 166
Freedom movement, _see_ Negro Revolt
Freemasonry, 50, 124
Fruit of Islam, The, 81-82
at “Atlanta Speech,” 110
authority over, 80-81, 105
as honor guard, 24, 81
investigates converts, 30
organized by Fard, 51, 52
separate temple services of, 81
in temple services, 21, 29
watches members, 80
Garvey, Marcus, 56
Ghana, kingdom of, 38
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