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Nation of Islam — Part 2

100 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Religion & Belief · Topic: Nation of Islam · 88 pages OCR'd
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In addition to the two universities of the cult, some of the larger | _temples also conduct adult education programs. During the Spring of 1959, “the New York temple adult education program listed courses in the following. penmanship, proper food preparation, spelling, learning and improving reading, great Black Man's history, physics without mathematics, and 80 forth. G. Business Enterprises Elijah Muhammad preaches that his followers must constantly strive for the unification of the so-called Negroes, under his leadership, to achieve complete economic independence from the white man. Thus, he has encourage them to operate business enterprises and has urged all of his followers to trad exclusively at these places of business. Most of the enterprises utilize the name of the temple in their titles, for example, Temple Number 2 Restaurant, Temple Number 2 Grocery and Market, and so forth. | As of the Spring of 1960, the business enterprises and property of the temple in Chicago included the temple building and school, valued in exces: of $250, 000; the home of Elijah Muhammad; a bakery; a dress shop, a cleaner and laundry; a grocery store; a restaurant; 2 barber shop; several apartment buildings; and a 160-acre farm located in Michigan. Although other temples d have businesses which are operated for the benefit of the NOL -~16-
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