Elijah Muhammad
Americannoun
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The New York Times was reporting on a “widespread legal attack on the state’s prison system” by followers of Elijah Muhammad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The charismatic leader at the time was rivaled by his former mentor Elijah Muhammad.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
Upon his release, Malcolm dedicated himself to his new religion and its captivating and duplicitous leader, Elijah Muhammad.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2020
Mohammed attempted to make the Nation more accessible to outsiders, but those efforts were thwarted by Louis Farrakhan, a protégé of Elijah Muhammad, who restored the group to its original message.
From Fox News ● Feb. 13, 2020
So Milton and Mr. Elijah Muhammad were actually saying the same thing.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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