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Malcolm X — Part 19

100 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: May 5, 1958 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Malcolm X · 100 pages OCR'd
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ee ee, ee 4 Tat 1. APPENDIX CONFIDENTIAL MUSLIM MOSQUE, INCORPORATED ( MM1) ™ 3 ARBRE aD A The March 13, 1964, edition of "The New York Tises," a — daily newspaper published in New York, New York, contained an article on page 20 which indicated that MALCOLM X (LITTLE), former national official of the Nation of Islam (NOJ) who broke with the NOI on March 8, 1964, publicly announced in New York City on Merch 12, 1964, that he had formed the Muslim Mosque, Incorporated (MMI). The MMI, according to the article,would be a broadly based politically oriented black nationalist movement for Negroes only, ae financed by voluntary contributions. In this public statement ” MALCOLM X urged Negrocs to abandon the doctrine of non-violence wat when it is necessary to defend themselves in the civil rights struggle, and he alse suggested that Negroes form rifle clubs to protect their lives and property in time of emergencies in areas where the government is unable or unwilling to protect them. Incorporation papers of the MMI filed on March 16, 1964, with the Business Section, Clerk of Courts, New York County, New York, New York, reflect that the MMI was incorporated under the te oe Hak ee F Religious Corporation Law of the State of New York to work for cH the imparting of the Islamic Faith and Islamic Religion in oy accordance with “accepted Islamic principals.” The principal i Place of worship to be located in the Borough of Manhattan, New 3 York, Naw York. =] The May 23, 1964, edition of the "New York Amsterdam News," a weekly Negro newspaper published in New York City, con- tained an article by columnist JAMES BOOKER in which he indicated that he had heard that the visit by MALCOLM X with Muslim leaders during his African tour has changed him to become soft in his anti-white feelings and to become more religious. 4 OO tart aap On October 6, 1964, a confidential source advised that the MMI is apparently affiliated with the true orthodox Islamic Religion threugh its affiliation with the Islamic Foundation (of New York), 1 Riverside Drive, New York City. The only teachings. of the MMI are on the Islamic Religion. A second confidential source advised on October 20,1964, that the headquarters of the MMI are located in Suite 128, Hotel Theresa, 2090 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, where they were established on March 16, 1964. These headquarters are shared with the Organization of Afro-Ancrican Unity (OAAU) which is also headed by MALCOLM X. APPENDIX ¢ CONFIDENTIAL wee me ee ee ee oe om ee we eee wee . el.
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