Trials and Triumphs: A look at the leadership of the nation of Islam 1930-2005

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

11/11/2008

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Modern history

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Summary :

Introduction.
1. The Nation of Islam.
2. Begining of the Nation of Islam.
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad.
Malcolm Little's desire to join the Nation of Islam.
The replacing of Elijah Muhammad with Wallace.
1. Concern on what Wallace did as the new leader of the Nation of Islam.
2. Reactions to the new changes.
Minister Louis Farrakhan's official announcement of the restoration of the Nation of Islam.
1. His new position as the Chief Minister.
2. Farrakhan's belief that he was Elijah Muhammad's 'spiritual son'.
The Reagan/Bush administration and their conservative policies.
Growth of the Nation of Islam.
1. Their alliance with other important figures in the Black community.
2. Recruitment.
The 1990s - Nation of Islam's further involvement in the political arena.
Conclusion.

Abstract

The nation of islam is defined as "a religious and political organization founded in the United States in 1930 with a declared aim of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social and economic condition of the Black man and woman of America and the world." When the nation of islam was formed, Nationalism for people of African descent was nothing new. Yet the nation was a great step in bringing the Black Nationalist Movement to the forefront of American society. Although the organization dealt with its share of controversy, they maintained strength and continued to go up until the mid nineteen seventies. When tragedy struck the organization, major changes were implemented that destroyed the nation as the Black Islamic community knew it. Unhappy with the changes, nation of islam National Spokesman Louis Farrakhan decided to restart the organization in 1978. He felt that the Black Islamic community should continue to live by the teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad; looking at the membership, the community agreed. Since the late seventies Minister Louis Farrakhan has worked tirelessly to not only rebuild the nation but to also elevate it above its previous greatness.