Valley Muslim leader denies group favors race hatred
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Valley Times Photo Collection
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This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph also used in articles dated March 22, 1961; May 3, 1962 and May 4, 1963. Photograph article dated March 22, 1961 partially reads, "The leader of the Los Angeles branch of the national Muslim movement today denied that his group teaches either black supremacy or hatred of the white race. The group is 'not anti-anything,' he said. Minister John X., Pacoima resident and head of Mosque 27 in downtown Los Angeles, said a 'lack of understanding' has led groups like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to criticize the Muslims. The Muslim leader took the name 'John X., after he arrived in Los Angeles from St. Louis and became interested in the Muslim movement four years ago, he said."; See image #00127765 for additional photo in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Nation of Islam (Chicago, Ill.) Black Muslims--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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