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Nation of Islam — Part 3
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Chicago Coliseum. As at all Muslim rallies, after passing through the
searching procedure, the visitor entering the hall was met by Muslim = =
guards holding out buckets for contributions. Elijah appeared and spoke -
on only two afternoons, the 26th and the 286th. On Saturday afternoon, the
27th, a Unity Bazaar was held. This is a regular event of each annual
convention, but for this bazaar there was featured a special boxing
exhibition by Cassius Clay. "Muhammad Speaks" had announced that
tickets would be on sale at cult business places for "donations" ranging
from $10 for ringside to $1. 50 for third-balcony seats. Clay's scheduled : .
second exhibition that day was cancelled for an undisclosed reason.
Frequently, these Muslim bazaars fall short of the claims set forth for __
them in advance press notices. ; .
On the last afternoon, the 28th, Elijah spoke before about 3, 000 in
the hall which could hold 7,500. Because of Malcolm's assassination a few
days earlier, violence was expected, and one former Muslim was beaten and
forcibly ejected just before Elijah was to speak. The United Press has
reported that Elijah's rambling speech lasted over three hours and that
*teyen same of his devoted followers were leaving the Chicago Coliseum as he
droned his way through the last bour.'' Concerning the contents of Eltjah's
Speech, t the United Press reported that it "ranged from economics to | toon
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