Elijah Muhammad
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Elijah Muhammad (1897 – 1975) was an African American religious leader, who led the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1934 until his death in 1975.
He was a mentor to Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan and Muhammad Ali, as well as his own son, Warith Deen Mohammed.
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Portrayals in film
Elijah Muhammad was notably portrayed by Al Freeman Jr. in Spike Lee's 1992 motion picture Malcolm X. Albert Hall, who played the composite character "Baines" in Malcolm X, later played Muhammad in Michael Mann's 2001 film, Ali.
Muhammad was also thanked in the 1996 documentary When We Were Kings, and the film is dedicated to him.
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See also
- Afrocentrism
- The Hate That Hate Produced (1959 documentary)
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