“We are not rich people. We are poor people. But with the word that we have been taught by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, as espoused by Minister Alim, that miraculous result was brought about and so the city council should be commended for recognizing that effort.”

— Louis Farrakhan

The Washington Post Interview (March 3, 1990)

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leader of the Nation of Islam 1933

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