First, the consensus among the Black Muslim hierarchy is that the current Negro demonstrations will end in bitter defeat and disappointment. These men, including Elijah Muhammad, are unalterably convinced that white America will not honor the promise of integration. Then, at least so the thinking goes, the Negro people will set off trouble; they will denounce and abandon Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkins, and James Farmer; they will turn for leadership to someone who foresaw the defeat clearly. In the meantime, however, good but misguided Negroes will take to the streets and demonstrate because they still have faith in integration, they still believe in the ability of white people to do the right thing. I predict the Black Muslims will erect a policy of _active wait-and-see_; they will not join picket lines and participate in demonstrations, but they will take a more active part in general community life. This, I think, is the meaning behind the recent announcement that the Black Muslims are considering active participation in politics. The suggestion was made during the movement’s annual convention in Chicago early in the spring of 1963. It is still not clear just what the Muslims have in mind, but I see them first moving to register their people and then supporting Negro candidates who share some of the Muslims’ concerns. [Illustration: Malcolm X addressing a Harlem rally protesting crime. Many civic and elected officials share the platform with him, look on as Malcolm X says, “Dope, prostitution, and numbers could not flourish here in Harlem without the knowledge of the police!” (_Photo by Robert L. Haggins_)] [Illustration: Malcolm X raising money during a Washington, D.C., rally at which Elijah Muhammad spoke. Black Muslims give a portion of their wages to the temple each week, and these donations are the movement’s major source of income. However, Muslims do raise additional funds at rallies and bazaars. (_Photo by Eve Arnold, Magnum_)] [Illustration: A Muslim meeting at Urlene Arena, Washington, D.C. Malcolm X confers with Wallace Muhammad. (_Richard Saunders from Pictorial_)] [Illustration: Muslim women at Urlene Arena meeting. (_Richard Saunders from Pictorial_)] [Illustration: Malcolm X speaking at Harvard Law School. All over the nation he has told such audiences of the Black Muslims’ teaching. (_Photo by Robert L. Haggins_)] [Illustration: Black Muslims demonstrating in front of courthouse during trial of one of their brothers. (_Photo by Robert L. Haggins_)] [Illustration: Members of The Fruit of Islam stand inspection. (_Richard Saunders from Pictorial_)] [Illustration: Malcolm X “makes it plain” at Temple Number Seven in Harlem. (_Richard Saunders from Pictorial_)]