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bie? ood ; ., . id. pms = sm RARE TED am wy 105~8999 On the July 10, 1959, News Beat show Mr. WALLACE discussed the forthcoming five part series with Reporter LOUIS-TOMAX, who stated he had been working on tim p a1 report for some time. Mr. LOMAX stated that the kind of racism preached by ELIJAH NUHAMMAD was new to the United Stetes, and the reason behind that hate was due to & breakdown in the Negro leadership such as the NAACP, Journalistic leadership, and church leader- ship. Mr. LOMAX described the Musiim movement as @ religious movement without spirituality. It preaches that the bleck man is divine, chosen of God, and as 8 natural result the white man is evil and should be destroyed. He stated this movement is growing, and this means that a growing segment of Negroes are learning to hate before the white man is Yearning to love. LOMAX stated that it aise means that the whole issue of racism in America should be dealt with 4n a hurry or perhaps there would be more trouble from within our country than from without. Part I ef this report on July 13, 1959, contained part of a filmed interview with MALCOLM X, who was characterized as the New York Muslim leader and Smbesssador at large for the movement. If eglso contained a film clip of the speech by ELLIJAY MUBNAMMAD in Washington in May, 1959. - 37 -