Louis Farrakhan has led the Nation of Islam, an African American movement that combined elements of Islam with black nationalism since 1978.Louis Farrakhan was born Louis Eugene Walcott on May 11, 1933, in the Bronx, New York. He joined the Nation of Islam in 1955 and in 1978 led a breakaway group of the Nation of Islam that preserved the original teachings of Elijah Muhammad. In the 1980s, Farrakhan was criticized for making anti-Semitic remarks; he denies being anti-Semitic. In 1995, he led the Million Man March on Washington, D.C.Farrakhan rose up in the organizations hierarchy. He worked as assistant minister to Malcolm X at a Boston mosque and then took over Malcolm Xs place when he went to preach at the Nation of Islam mosque in New York Citys Harlem neighborhood. The movements leader, Elijah Muhammad, also bestowed a holy name upon him, calling him Farrakhan.Leader of the Nation of Islam In the late 1970s, Farrakhan started up a new Nation of Islam, one that adhered to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad. He started a newspaper, The Final Call, to help him communicate his views to others around this time. In his new position, Farrakhan remained outspoken on social and political issues, sometimes drawing fire for his racial and religious comments.biography/people/louis-farrakhan-9291850#leader-of-the-nation-of-islam
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