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...sect has long been riven by factionalism. The most celebrated split was the 1964 departure of Malcolm X, who turned to orthodox Islam and was murdered by three of Elijah Muhammad's followers in 1965. While Farrakhan, who joined in 1955, seems to have played no role in the killing, he gave a speech beforehand implying that Malcolm X deserved...
...soldier in the Fruit of Islam, the Nation's security force and training vehicle for young men, Farrakhan proved an apt disciple. He became head of the temple in Boston and then, after Malcolm X left, temple head in New York City. By the early 1960s he was prominent in the urban black community. White Americans did not notice him until two decades later...
...both questions is yes. Perhaps even if the answer is no, the Nation of Islam would have a brighter future if it stepped away from hatred. "Farrakhan faces a choice," says Harvard's Gates. "Does he want to be remembered as a great leader, someone who underwent transformation, like Malcolm X? Or does he want to be remembered as one more demagogue...
...same separatist mentality has resulted in "ethnic theme houses" at Stanford University, the Malcolm X House at Columbia University, a separate Black yearbook at the University of Pennsylvania, distinct houses for different ethnic groups at Oberlin College, including an Asian House for Asians, the so-called "J" House for Jews, the Spanish House for Latinos, the African Heritage House for Blacks and the image-enhancing Third World House for foreign students...
Conspiracy theory alert: this past Monday (the 21st) marks The New Yorker's 69th anniversary and is also the 29th anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination. Think about...