Elijah+Muhammad

Name of individual: Elijah Muhammed

When/where they lived: Elijah Muhhamed was born on Oct,7,1897 and he lived in = =

Early life :

Elijah Muhammad was born Elijah (or Robert) Poole on October 7, 1897, near Sandersville, Georgia. His parents were former slaves who worked as sharecroppers on a cotton plantation; his father was also a Baptist preacher. One of thirteen children, his schooling only lasted until he was nine; then Elijah had to work in the fields and on the railroad. His light skin color made him even more aware of the injustices that had been done to his ancestors. He left home at age sixteen to travel and work at odd jobs.

What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement Elijah Muhammad was had a big impact on the civil right movement but was never really seen. Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam which means he was he was a muslimhich change the view of Malcolm x. After Malcolm x was released from prison and went to Chicago to meet Elijah Muhammad. Accepted into the movement and given the name of Malcolm X, he became assistant minister of the Detroit Mosque.

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