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Submitted by man1 on April 15, 2007
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I am writing about the Nation of Islam\'s Elijah Muhammad because I\'m trying to show how this group strived to amass economic stability, independence and religious freedom under the devout, pious, reverent, and pietistic leadership of Mr. Muhammad.
In order to explain how under Elijah Muhammad\'s guidance the Black Muslims were able to gain economic wealth and stability, as well as independence from the federal and state welfare systems.
Elijah Muhammad was born as Elijah Poole on October 7, 1897, in Bolds Springs, Georgia, a town so small, that in order to identify it, one needs to mention Sandersville, Georgia, another town that stands between Macron and Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah was the sixth of 13 children, born to Wali and Marie Poole. Their first home was a sharecropper\'s shanty that could barely accommodate a sizable family of 13. (Halasa, p. 17).
It was said that Marie Poole, Elijah\'s mother sensed that he was special. When he Elijah got older, his siblings also came to share their mother\'s beliefs about their bother. When the brood argued, they often asked Elijah to settle their squabbles due to his being the brother with a level head. (Halasa, p. 17).
Elijah in a sense followed in his father\'s footsteps as a minister. The elder Poole was a Baptist preacher. Wali Poole gave instructional sermons every Sunday to the congregation at the small Georgian church, as well as to his children at home. On the weekdays, Wali Poole was also a hardworking sharecropper. On Sundays, he devoted his day serving the needs of the black community in Bold Springs. (Halasa, p. 17).
Father Poole repeatedly warn Elijah about straying from the road that led to the family\'s farm. He forbade Elijah to take shortcuts through the woods. Although other children passed Elijah by taking shortcuts home, Elijah could not. However, one day while walking alone without his brothers and sisters, his curiosity was piqued. (Halasa, p....
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