Elijah Muhammad - Wikipedia
WEBElijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975) was an American religious leader, black separatist, and self-proclaimed Messenger of Allah who led the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1933 until his death in 1975.
Elijah Muhammad | Nation of Islam, Black Nationalism, Civil ...
WEBMar 28, 2024 · Elijah Muhammad (born Oct. 7, 1897, Sandersville, Ga., U.S.—died Feb. 25, 1975, Chicago) was the leader of the black separatist religious movement known as the Nation of Islam (sometimes called Black Muslims) in the United States.
Elijah Muhammad - Children, Books & Quotes - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Who Was Elijah Muhammad? After moving to Detroit in 1923, Elijah Muhammad met W. D. Fard, founder of the black separatist movement Nation of Islam (NOI). Muhammad became Fard’s successor from...
Elijah Muhammad | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 27, 2018 · ELIJAH MUHAMMAD. ELIJAH MUHAMMAD (1897 – 1975), major leader of the American Black Muslim movement, the Nation of Islam, for forty-one years. Born Robert Elijah Poole on October 10, 1897, near Sandersville, Georgia, he was one of thirteen children of an itinerant Baptist preacher.
Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) - Blackpast
WEBDec 15, 2007 · Elijah Muhammad, the most prominent leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI), was born Elijah Poole in Sandersville, Georgia, on October 7, 1897. He was the son of sharecropper and Baptist minister Wallace Poole and his wife, Mariah.
Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam | American ... - PBS
WEBTaking over from the organization's founder, Elijah Muhammad helmed the Nation of Islam during a period of limited growth. Malcolm X's arrival in 1952 ushered in a time of dramatically increased...
Biography Sketch: The Honorable Elijah Muhammad
WEBThirty-four years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad was born on or about October 7, 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia. The exact date of his birth remains unknown because record keeping in rural Georgia for the descendants of slaves was not kept current, according to historians and family members.
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