Elijah Muhammad Biography

Elijah Muhammad biography

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NAME: Elijah Muhammad
OCCUPATION: Religious Leader
BIRTH DATE: October 07, 1897
DEATH DATE: February 25, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH: Sandersville, Georgia
PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois
Originally: Elijah Poole
AKA: Robert Poole
AKA: Elijah Robert Poole
AKA: Elijah Muhammad

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Elijah Muhammad rose from poverty to become the charismatic leader of the black nationalist group Nation of Islam, and mentor of Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan.

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