Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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Early Nation of Islam documents found in Detroit

By JEFF KAROUB
Associated Press

A lawyer says more than 1,000 documents dating to the beginning of the Nation of Islam have been found in the attic of a home in Detroit, the city where the movement started.


Gregory Reed unveiled some artifacts Thursday at a Detroit mosque, including a rare 1933 signature of Nation of Islam founder W.D. Fard.

Reed says the documents reveal internal workings of the group founded on the ideals of black nationalism.

He says the boxes were discovered by an unidentified man whose family members were Nation of Islam "pioneers."

Reed says officials with the Chicago-based organization are aware of the documents and Reed's plans to display them at a proposed center.

A message was left today for Ashahed Muhammad, assistant editor for the Nation of Islam's newspaper.



Read more: Early Nation of Islam documents found in Detroit | freep.com | Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20100827/NEWS01/100827047/1003/NEWS01/Early-Nation-of-Islam-papers-found-in-Detroit#ixzz0yxaINbQk

1 comment:

  1. Can you please tell me what year this above photo was taken?

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