Elijah Muhammad Addressing Black Muslims (1966)

A black-and-white photograph of Elijah Muhammad, a Black man wearing a kufi, barely visible above a lectern and a bank of microphones on a stage. He is flanked on his stage by two Black men on his right and a Black woman and Black man on his left. Behind the stage are rows of Black men in dark suits and ties and Black women in white robes and head coverings in stadium-style seating. Seven black men in dark suits are seated looking out into the audience. Two large posters of Elijah Muhammad are posted in fro

Source: “Elijah Muhammad Addressing Black Muslims at Convention: Black Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad, 69, surrounded by members of the Fruits of Islam, speaks at a convention in Chicago, Illinois,” 1966, by an unidentified photographer. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

AP African American Studies Guide

A Photograph of Elijah Muhammad Addressing Black Muslims in Chicago (1966)

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