ACCEPT YOUR OWN OR PERISH August 6, 1965 By Messenger Elijah Muhammad

(God) Himself a s t ow h e n our fathers were brought rh e r e .

W e d on o t n e e d t os a y t h a t it i s t i m e t h a t w e s h o u l d b e separated f r o m o u r slavemasters and returned t o our o w n people a n dnative land or b e given a chance t o live somewhere else a n dt o ourns e l v e s , o t h e r t h a n w i t h o u r slave-master's children.

W e have a Bible, which the This m a k e s a difference o f about 7 years between t h e Christians gave u s a n d i time Allah ( G o d )said w e bears witness t o what M r . is preaching, were brought here a n d t h M e u h a m m a d date w h e n they said w e were that i t . i s time, after 4 0 0 brought here.

B u t w h o i sy e a r s o f s e r v i t u d e a n d f r e e better - knowing than A l l a h s l a v e r y , f o ro u r p e o p l e h e r e .

It i su pt ous, the so-called A m e r i c a n Negroes, t h e lost and found members o f o u Nation, w h ohave been sepa r a t e d f r o m o u rp e o p l e f o r o v e r 400 y e a r s , i nfact, since 1555, a l t h o u g h , a c c o r d i n g t o the standard histories o f America, the first voyage o f John H a w k i n s t o bring slaves f r o m Africa, w a s i the y e a r 1562.

D e d i c a t e d to Freedom, Justice and h quality for the so-calle d Negro.

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wonderful preaching should have inspired a l lo f u st o sign h i s name o n paper, a g r e e i n g a n da p p r o v i n g o f Mr. Muhammad's conditional p r o g r a m p u tbefore t h e white American government and, which appears o n t h e last page o f this newspaper.

" W h a t the M u s l i m s W a n t " S p a c e a n dt i m e w o u l d n o t is n o tt o b e r e a d o n l y i n permit m e t o write a l l that light o f w h a t believers a n d the Bible has t ooffer a s veri- followers o f M r .

M u h a m m a d ft i c a t i o n o f w h a t M r . M uw a- n t , b u t a s a c h a l l e n g e t o h a m m a d i s preaching b y t h e e n t i r e 22,000,000 o r m o r e w a y o f s e p a r a t i o n f r o m o u r of u s t o s a yw h a t w e w a n t , s l a v e - m a s t e r s , a n dl i v i n g o n t o a g r e e w i t h M r . M u h a m some o f this earth w e c a n call o u ro w n .T r u l y , such

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H E L S I N K I — T h e World Congress f o r Peace National Independence a n dGeneral Disarmament, which ended here recently and which brought together representatives f r o m 9 8countries, underscored the h a r d truth that insofar a s t h e w a r i n S o u t h E a s t A s i a i sc o n c e r n e d , i ti s t h e U n i t e d States, n o tt h e N o r t h Vietnamese people w h oa r e considered outsiders.

Most o fthe world does not dumps, military concentrab e l i e v e t h eU n i t e d S t a t e s i s t i o n s . " B u t t h e N o r t h V i e t fighting f o r namese show you pictures o f "democracy" churches, hospitals, schools, 7,000 m i l e s residential areas, all bombed a w a y f r o m into oblivion b yn a p a l m and home w h e n high explosive bombs. d e m o c racy F r o m these conversations has n e v e r the conclusion is inescapable existed i n the that t h e United States i s United States reaping a backlog o f hatred The c o l d that will not b ewiped out i n f a c t i s t h a t g e n e r a t i o n s . F u r t h e r , i ti s i n nowhere i n escapable t o conclude that H O W A R D t h eworld is though t h e governments i n there enthusi- some instances gloss over astic support f o rw h a t t h e the fact, the great masses o f U n i t e d States i sdoing i n Viet the people universally reject N a m . A s Walter L i p p m a n n , and hate us. dean o f American columAs Lippmann tried t o innists, p u ti t recently i n a f o r m the American people i n Herald Tribune article: his recent article about t h e "We a r ea b o u t t o p i tV i e t n a m e s e w a r :"... w e Americans against A s i a n s s h a l l i nf a c t p r o v i d e revoluon the continent o fAsia. E x - tionary China with just t h e cept for the diminishing and enemy i t needs i norder t o disintegrating South Vietna- focus popular hatred against mese army, w e have only us — a white, rich, capitalt o k e n o rv e r b a l s u p p o r t f r o m i s t i c g r e a t p o w e r .

W e a r a n y A s i a n c o u n t r y . N o g r e a t a l l o w i n g o u r s e l v e s t ob e c a s t Asian power, Japan, I n d i a in t h erole o f t h ee n e m y o f or Pakistan i s aligned with the miserable a n d unhappy us. None o f o u r European masses o f the emerging n a allies i s contributing any- tions." thing beyond scattered verWhite America seems n o t bal support.

W e have n o to grasp t h e fact that t h e mandate f r o m t h e U n i t e d people o f South East Asia N a t i o n s , a sw eh a d i n K o r e a , a r e d e t e r m i n e d t o r e s i s t u s none f r o m N A T O , none f r o m to the bitter end, even t h o u g h the nations o f this hemi- we bomb t h e m into "kingsphere." d o m c o m e " a n dl e a v e t h e i r I have listened t othe representatives o f both South and North Viet N a m , a n d they tell a different story a b o u t t h e w a ri n their country.

For example, Americans were told that f o r a period there was a halt in the bombings o f N o r t h Viet N a m t o give t h eN o r t h a chance t o express willingness t o come to the conference table.

But t h epeople o f N o r t h Viet N a ms a ythere never w a s a r e a l h a l t i nt h e b o m b ings, that bombings a n d s t r a f i n g w e n t o n w i t h 'ferocity.

Only America a l w a y s claims that the bombings i n the N o r t h a r eonly o f " s t r a tegic t a r g e t s " such a s " b r i d g e s ,

scorched earth. They will never b o w t o u s .T h e y d i d not b o wt o t h eF r e n c h a n d t h e y w i l l n o ts u r r e n d e r t o white America.

America m a y w i na f e w b a t t l e s i n V i e t N a mb u t i will never w i n the people.

T W O O F B L A C K A F R I C A ' S top diplomats, ( 1 ) Charles O k a l a of the Cameroon and El Hadj Diallo Telli Boubacar of Guinea, confer together in the United Nations hall-

w a y in preparation for coming crucial meeting of the Organization of A f r i c a n Unify scheduled to open in A c c r a , G h a n a .

Muhammad AW in Honduras B E L I Z E , British Honduras—Every man, w o m a n a n d Now enroute t o P u e r t o c h i l d a m o n g t h e 80,000 r e s i d e n t s o f t h i s B r i t i s h c o l o n y i sR i c o , t h e w o r l d heavyweight aware o fthe fact that the world's heavyweight champion, boxing champion will pause M u h a m m a d Ali, flew here f o r a two-day visit and gave in London before going o n t o t w o d r a m a t i c b o x i n g e x h i b i t i o n s a n dt h a t t h e c h a m p i o n S w e d e n f o r a 12-day e x h i b i credits his success t o T h e H o n o r a b l e E l i j a h M u h a m m a d , tion tour. F i n l a n d a n d posThe Messenger of Allah. sibly Italy a r e a m o n g t h e Thousands o f Hondurans regular copies of M U H A M - other sites scheduled f o r the exhibitions. followed t h eM u s l i m cham- M A D SPEAKS.

pion a sh etoured the c o u n t r y and Honduran newspapers headlined his visit. Greeting signs read: "Welcome t o M u h a m m a d Ali—The King of the Heavies." And, " W e l come t o Dundee a n d h i s team—we're proud o f you."

Under t h esponsorship o f the B e l i z e •:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•:•; A m a t e u r B o x ing Association, M u h a m mad A 1 i ' s visit was welc o m e d b y the H o n d u r an Governor, e the a c t i n g Premier, t h e Minister M i n i s t e r o f Charles Interior a n d t h e A m e r ican Consul.

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Minister Charles X (Justice) Eagan, follower o f the Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d a n dhead o f t h e Honduran Mosque, greeted h i s M u s l i m brother, w h o spoke to throngs about t h e divine guidance o f t h e Messenger of Allah.

M u h a m m a d A l i w a s accompanied b y h i s manager, Angelo Dundee; Herbert M u h a m m a d , s o n o f tt h e H o n o r a b l e Elijah M u hammad; Howard Bingham, his photographer a n d Harvey Jones, sparring partner.

The people o f North Viet N a m and the people o f South Viet N a m a r e ethnologically "Our People" the same people and, only "It reminded m eo f Ghana nine years ago, w e r e united or J a m a i c a , " t h e C h a m p as o n e against t h e F r e n c h . recalled.

"There were so The tragedy o f t h e world ism a n y o f o u rpeople there. that President Johnson h a s They're friendly and w a r m , capitulated t othe M c G e o r g e although poor. T h eaverage I B u n d y s , t h eA v e r e l l H a r r i - w a g e i s n o t m o r e t h a n S 2 0 PRESIDENT A H M E D S U K A R N O (insert) startled the W e s t m a n s and the Robert M c N a - p e r w e e k , a n d m o s t o f t h e m I this week by urging the ex-colonized nations of A s i a and m a r a s i n a n u n t e n a b l e s i t u - w o r k i n t h e s e a s o n a l c i t r u s : A f r i c a to acquire the H-bomb as the best defense of their ation a n dt h ew o r l d m u s t i n d u s t r y . B u t t h e y a l l w a n t e d 1 freedom. The Indonesian leader pointed out that history has s u f f e r p e r h a p s t o t h e p o i n t t o k n o w a b o u t t h e M e s s e n g e r I proven that without equality in weapons — the Western

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How To Eat To Live-Part VI:

W h a t Allah H a sTaught M e in the P e r s o n of M a s t e r F a r d M u h a m m a d '

By Elijah Muhammad I think w e have said enough about the poison a n i m a l called, i n A r a b i c , k h a n z i e r ( k h a n m e a n i n g , " Is e e , " a n d zier m e a n i n g " v e r y f o u l ) . " B e y o n d a shadow o f a doubt t h e s w i n e i st h e f i l t h i e s t a n d f o u l e s t a n i m a l h u m a n b e i n g s could have resorted t of o r food. T h eflesh o f t h e swine, while cooking, has a very different smell f r o m that o f other animal's flesh while cooking. A n d even w h e n i t i s n o being cooked, i th a sa b a d smell. . W o r m s and insects take t o its flesh w h i l e i nt h e f a r m ing this p i g , ( h i s poison er's curing stage faster than s w i n e flesh), i tw o u l d m e a n to a n yo t h e r a n i m a l ' s flesh. a great economic saving t o A n d i na f e w d a y s , i ti s f u l l us? A n dI d o n o tthink t h e of w o r m s . government would b e so eager t o e a ti t themselves In m a n y cases, t h e eater if w e w o u l d o b e y t h i s D i v i n e of t h eflesh b e c o m e s naulaw against this divinely proseated when t h eflesh i s b e i n g fried i n t h e early morning.

I t i s a divinely prohibited flesh and God (Allah) h a sprohibited y o u a n d me, m ybrothers and—sisters o f t h e Black Nation, f r o m e a t i n g i t o re v e n t o u c h ing its dead carcass.

Please, f o ro u r health's sake, stop eating it; f o r our beauty's sake, stop eating it; f o ro u r obedience t o G o d and H i slaws against this flesh, stop eating i t ;f o ra longer life, stop eating i t a n d f o rt h e s a k e o f m o d e s t y , stop eating i t .

hibited flesh. There i s a np r e s e n t calendar y e a r s rough turnip salads. Y o u old, f o o l i s h a n s w e r o u r peo- w h i c h consists o f 365 d a y s . h a v e p l e n t y o fother vegetaple h a v e given t o such a d G o d does not p u n i s h u s for bles t o e a t .A n d , y o u h a v e vice : lima the c r i m e o fdisobedience t o good peas other t h a n " T h e w h i t e f o l k s e a t i t H, i s l a w s w h e n w e a r e i g n o - b e a n s ; field butter beans, a n d m yg r a n d p a r e n t s a t ei t , r a n t o f H i s l a w s . B u t a f t e r c a l l e d b a b y l i m a b e a n s , a n d a n d t h e y l i v e d t o b e 7 5 a n dk n o w l e d g e o f H i s laws, H e black eyed peas (field peas 80 y e a r s o l d . " is j u s t i f i e d i np u n i s h i n g u s as w e called t h e m ) . t If N o a h a n d M e t h u s e l a h b y s e t t i n g t h ef u l l penalty had heard y o u boasting that according t o t h e disobediE a t the good fruit and t h e your parents lived only 7 5 ence. good vegetables according or 8 0 years eating poison, to y o u r condition. S o m e o f u s they would have considered As I have previously said cannot e a t even t h ebest o f your parents a snever hav- in this article, most vegetathese because o f t h e condiing grown u p t o b e c o m e bles that a r e sold o n t h e adults, according t o t h e i r p u b l i c m a r k e t a r e g o o d t o tion o fo u r h e a l t h . good w a yo f eating t h e best eat w i t h t h e exception o f Y o u a r ey o u r judge there. food, about twice a week, those A l l a h prohibits; such a n d l i v i n g n e a r l y 1,000 o f o u r a s c o l l a r d g r e e n s a n d t h e M O R E N E X T W E E K

Do y o un o tknow, that i f w e , the 2 2m i l l i o n lost-found m e m b e r s o fo u r N a t i o n h e r e in A m e r i c a , w o u l d stop e a t -

(NOTE: Correction o f p r i n t e r ' s e r r o r i n m y article w h i c h a p p e a r e d o n" H o w t o E a t to L i v e " last week. I t should have appeared a s follows: "The swine that was choked t odeath i n the s e aafter t h e spirit of the d e v i l w a s t a k e n out o f t h em a n , t h e believers a m o n g t h e soc a l l e d American N e groes, and the swine that ran into t h e lake a n d perished, i s t h e disbelievers among t h e socalled Negroes w h o r e fuse t oa c c e p t t h e t r u t h .

T h e y will b e cast alive i n a l a k e o ff i r e w i t h t h e It has been scientifically established beyond all doubt devils.) t h a t w h i t e people h a v e a characteristic odor w h i c h i s different f r o m a n y odor characteristic o fNegroes, states D r .

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Operating under a grant So far, h esaid, his experifrom t h e United States Gov- ments have shown that a l l ernment, D r . Dravnieks's persons have basically t w o research t e a m has undertak- k i n d s o f odors associated e n a p r o j e c t t o classify t h e 1w i t h t h e m . T h e r e a r e those odors o fm a n . They believe inherent t oa person's race MUHAMMAD SPEAKS Published Weekly

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Dr. Dravnieks said his r e searchers hope t o develop hope t o develop the science o f olfactronics— searchers the mechanical reproduction data about 70 distinguishable compounds associof h o w a s m e l l " l o o k s " w h e n organic ated with h u m a n beings. recorded o n paper.

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Some h u m a n smells, h e declared, occur m o r e often with persons w h oa r e sick, mentally a s well a s physically. A s a n example, h e said, a d o gc a n s m e l l fear i n u p from a human.

Father of Sister Clara Passes A T L A N T A , Ga.—Sister Clara M u h a m m a d , wife o f the Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d , flew here this week t o a t t e n d t h ef u n e r a l o f h e rf a t h e r , Q u a r t u s X , w h o died a t t h e a g e o f9 4 a f t e r a l o n g a n d l i n g e r i n g i l l n e s s .

Brother Quartus i ssurvived b yt w o daughters and o n e son, L a r l t o n , a g e70, R o s a l i e 2 X , a g e5 5 o fA t l a n t a , G a . , a n d Sister Clara.

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B A M A K O : P r e s i d e n t M o d i b o K e i t a o f M a l i h a s a c -G u i n e a o n t h e w e s t a n d U p cused t h em a j o r white colonial powers " o f conspiring per Volta a n d t h e Ivory to isolate A f r i c a n countries f r o m their b r o t h e r s . " Coast o n t h eSouth.

Addressing delegates here President Modibo, i n comNorth terday, they aredrowning i n from Africa, China, K o r e a , t h e blood o u raspirations f o r bination with Sekou T o u r e o f G u i n e a a n dK w a m e NkruGerman D e m - freedom." formed ocratic R e M a l i , o n eo f A f r i c a ' s l a r g - m a h o f G h a n a h a v e p u b l i c , t h e est land-locked states, i s an alliance w h i c h h a s given M a l i a n P r e s i - b o r d e r e d b y A l g e r i a o n t h em u c h o f t h e i m p e t u s a n d t o t h e liberation dent charged North, Niger o n t h e East, support colonialists Mauritania, Senegal a n d drive i n Africa. w i t h usingstrong - a r m m e t h o d s "against o u r choice o f socialism."

Congo and Mali Contract to Buy $12 Million in Food

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M o d i b o W A S H I N G T O N , D.C.— T w o African countries — R e said: " W h a t the colonialists cannot for- public o ft h eCongo a n d M a l i — h a v e signed Food f o r Peace g i v e u sf o r i n 1965 i s o u r d e - a g r e e m e n t s w i t h t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t ob u y $12,680,000 w o r t h of U . S .f a r m products w i t h t h e i r o w n currencies. sire f o r independence. will "Today, a s they d i d y e s - Congo (Leopoldville) purchase 130 million pounds w o r t h o f w h e a t f l o u r — a b o u t of w h e a t f l o u r , 7 9 m i l l i o n 1 7 , 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 p o u n d s . F i f t y p e r H O S P I T A L I Z E D A W H I L E by the liberation forces of Africa. p o u n d s o f rice, a n d 27,500 c e n t o f M a l i a n f r a n c s r e - A s i a and Latin A m e r i c a — a n d especially by the freedom b a l e s o f c o t t o n . T o t a l v a l u e c e i v e d b y t h e U . S . i n p a y - fighters in Viet N a m — m y absence was unavoidable, but I'm of these products i s $ 1 2 . 1 m e n t f o r t h e f l o u r w i l l b e back on the scene as before.

From Ghanaian Times million. Eighty-five per'cent made available t o Mali f o r of Congolese francs, which economic development projwill b e received i n p a y m e n t , ects; 85 p e r cent oft h e will be made available t o francs will b e s e t aside f o r t h e C o n g o f o r l o a n s t o f i -U . S . u s e s ; a n d t h e r e m a i n economic d e v e l o p - i n g 15 p e rc e n t w i l l b e a v a i l G R E E N S B O R O , Ala.—Two nance Negro churches, m a r k e d a s m e n t projects i n that coun- able f o rloans t o U . S . a n d try. T h e remainder will b e Malian private enterprise b y HONG K O N G — T h e National Liberation Front ( N L F ) c i v i l rights headquarters, set aside f o r U.S. uses i n t h ethe Agency f o r International has warned t h eAmericans that i t reserved t h eright t o have been destroyed b y fire Congo.

D e v e l o p m e n t ( A I D ) U . S . D e -c a l l f o r v o l u n t e e r s f r o m N o r t h V i e t n a m a n d o t h e r f r i e n d l y bombs, t h efavorite weapon Mali will b u y $580,000 p a r t m e n t o f S t a t e . countries i f t h eU . S .continues sending i t stroops into of K K K terrorists. c o m b a t i nS o u t h V i e t n a m .

Targets o fwhite vengence The warning w e n t o n : t h e American aggressors were St. M a r k ' s A M E church " E v e n i f t h e United States stresses that i f t h e U . S . l a n d e d 100.000 m e n o r m o r e , G o v e r n m e n t c o n t i n u e s t o h e r e a n dE l w o o d A M E Z i o n t he Liberation A r m e d Forces Church o f Acron. T h e R e v . order its troops t otake part a n d t h eS o u t h V i e t n a m peoin t h e fighting i nS o u t h VietArthur T .Days, pastor o f St. ple w o u l d continue t o fight n am, t h e movement r e Mark, is president o f t h e N E W Y O R K C I T Y — J a m a i c a plans t oprotest m y B r i t - a n d w o u l d w i n . " s e r v e s t h eright t o appeal Hale County M o v e m e n t a n d ish effort t o restrict t h e entry o f C o m m o n w e a l t h citizenry The North Vietnam News t h e R e v . F a r r e d i n , p a s t o r o f i n t o B r i t a i n b a s e d o n r a c e , c o l o r o r c r e e d . T h a t w a s r e -A g e n c y q u o t e d a L i b e r a t i o n t o t h e N o r t h V i e t n a m A r m y a n d t ot h e a r m i e s o f f r i e n d l y E l w o o d A M EZion, i s also vealed here b y t h e Hon. Donald Sangster, Jamaica's Act- F r o n t spokesman a s saying: i n g P r i m e M i n i s t e r , e n r o u t e h o m e f r o m t h e C o m m o n - " T h e N . L . F . o f S o u t h V i e t - c o u n t r i e s t os e n d v o l u n t e e r s , active i nt h ecivil r i g h t s wealth P r i m e Ministers' Conference. n a m i n a s t e r n w a r n i n g t o if n e e d b e . " movement.

There is shortage o f l a The reign o f t e r r o r b y bor i n England that could white hoodlums a n d K K bKe a l l e v i a t e d b y g r e a t e r J a supporters h a s frightened maican migration there, h e Historic 1st Edition some persons, said Cleophus said. H e added that J a m a i SEND IN YOUR ORDER TODAY! H o b b s , a c i v i l r i g h t s w o r k e r . c a n s w o u l d n o th a v e prob"Some young m e n i n t h el e m s i n England because c o m m u n i t y n o w guard R e v . they speak t h e same lanD a y s , because o f t h r e a t s o n g u a g e a n dhave t h es a m e r e his life b y local w h i t e s . " ligion a s England.

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Demands On t h ed a y o f t h e church burnings, a meeting w a s held between white businessmen. Mayor Bill Christian and members of t h e H a l e County Movement, h e said.

The Hale County Movement p r e s e n t e d i t sd e m a n d s , some demanding improved educational f a c i l i t i e s , paved streets a n dbetter h i r i n g policies.

On Jamaican migration t o the United States, t h e P r i m e Minister said that Jamaicans seek t osecure t h e s a m e rights o f entry into t h e U.S. as nationals o f other independent Caribbean a n d South American countries.

Representatives from t h e white community accepted the demands a n d promised that something will b e done in a n effort t o satisfy t h e Negro community.

"We'll give t h e m a chance to m e e t t h ed e m a n d s , " said the R e v .Days, " b u t w e won't wait forever."

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(The following are excerpts from a remarkable essay written by Negro playwright LeRoi Jones at the request of the New York Times.

However, although The Times bought and paid for the article, it was returned to Mr. Jones by the editors with the statement that they could not understand it. Previously reprinted in the Liberator Magazine, MUHAMMAD SPEAKS was given special permission by the author to publish it for our readers. In view of its unique and candid declaration of a black writer's outlook, Muhammad Speaks welcomes comments which will be forwarded, through this newspaper, to Mr. Jones).

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T h e Revolutionary Theatre should force change, i t should be change. (All their faces turned into t h e lights a n d y o uw o r k o n t h e m b l a c k n i g g e r m a g i c , a n d cleanse t h e m a t h a v i n g seen t h eugliness a n d i f t h e b e a u t i f u l see t h e m s e l v e s , t h e y w i l l l o v e t h e m s e l v e s . ) W ea r e p r e a c h ing virtue again, but b y that t om e a n N O W , w h a t seems the m o s t c o n s t r u c t i v e uses o ft h e w o r l d .

The Revolutionary Theatre m u s t E X P O S E ! S h o w u p acy o f t h eSpirit. T h e y will the insides o f these h u m a n s , all die because o f this. look into black skulls. White m e n will cower before this The Revolutionary Theatre theatre b e c a u s e i t hates m u s t t e a c h them their them.

Because they have deaths. I t must crack their been trained t o hate. T h e faces open t othe m a d cries R e v o l u t i o n a r y T h e a t r e m u s t of t h ep o o r . I t m u s t teach hate t h e m f o r hating. F o r t h e m about silence a n d t h presuming with their tech- truths lodged there. T h e R e v nology t o deny t h e suprem- olutionary Theatre s h o u l d

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flush t h efags and murders out o fLincoln's face.

It should stagger through our universe correcting, i n sulting, preaching, spitting craziness . . . but a craziness t a u g h t t o u si n o u r m o s t r a tional m o m e n t s .

People must b e taught t otrust true scientists (knowers, diggers, oddballs) a n dt h a t t h e holiness o f life i s t h e constant possibility o f widening t h e consciousness.

A n d t h e y must b e Incited to strike back against any agency that attempts t o prevent t h i s ew i d e n i n g .

The Revolutionary Theatre must Accuse and Attack any-

PLAYWRIGHT LeROI J O N E S thing that c a nb e accused a n d a t t a c k e d . I tm u s t A c c u s e and Attack because i t i s a theatre o f Victims. I t looks at the sky with the victims' eyes, and moves the victims to look a t t h estrength i n their m i n d s and their bodies.

Clay, i n D u t c h m a n , R a y , in T h e Toilet, W a l k e r i n T h e S l a v e a r ea l l v i c t i m s . I n t h e Western sense they could b e heroes. B u t t h e Revolutionary Theatre, even i f i t is Western, must b e anti-Western. I t must show horrible coming attractions o f T h Crumbling o f T h e W e s t .

,E v e n a sA r t a u d designed T h e |C o n q u e s t o f M e x i c o , s ow e |m u s t d e s i g n T h e C o n q u e s t o f iW h i t e Eye, and show t h e jmissionaries and wiggly Liberals dying under blasts o f concrete. F o r sound effects, w i l d s c r e a m s o fjoy, f r o m all t h e p e o p l e s o fthe w o r l d .

The Revolutionary Theatre must take dreams and give t h e m a reality. It m u s t isolate the ritual and historical c y cles o f reality. B u t i t m u s t be d a r i n g propaganda for the beauty o f the H u m a n Mind.

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world. Wittgenstein said ethIt i s a social theatre, b u t i c s a n d a e s t h e t i c s a r e o n e a. l l t h e a t r e i s s o c i a l t h e a t r e . a weapon t o help i n t h eI b e l i e v e t h i s . S o t h e B r o a d - B u t w e w i l l c h a n g e t h e d r a w slaughter o f these d i m w i t t e d w a y theatre i s a theatre o f ing r o o m s into places w h e r e fat-bellied white guys w h o reaction whose ethics like its real things can b esaid about somehow believe that t h e aesthetics reflects t h e spir- a real world, o r into s m o k y r e s t o f t h e w o r l d i s h e r e f o r |i t u a l v a l u e s o ft h i s u n h o l y so- r o o m s w h e r e t h e d e s t r u c t i o n t h e m t oslobber on. |c i e t y , w h i c h s e n d s y o u n g of Washington can b e plotted.

This should b ea theatre o f icrackers a l lover t h e world The Revolutionary Theatre W o r l d Spirit. Where t h e blowing o f f colored peoples m u s t function like a n incens p i r i t c a n b e s h o w n t o b e t h e |h e a d s . ( I n s o m e o f t h e s e diary pencil planted i n Curmost competent force i n the flippy southern towns they tis L e m a y ' s c a p .S o that w o r l d . F o r c e . S p i r i t . F e e l i n g . shoot u pthe i m m i g r a n t s ' F a w h e n t h efinal curtain goes The language will b e any-!vorite S o n ,b e i t Michael down brains a r e splattered b o d y ' s , b u t t i g h t e n e d b y t h e! S c h w e r n e r o r J . F . K e n o- v e r t h e s e a t s a n d t h e f l o o r , poet's backbone.

A n d even | nedy.) and bleeding nuns m u s t wire the language must s h o w ]SOS's t o Belgians w i t h gold The Revolutionary Theatre w h a t t h ef a c t s a r e i n t h i s teeth. consciousness epic, w h a t ' s I i s s h a p e d b y t h ew o r l d , a n d O u r theatre will show vicmoves t oreshape the world, happening. ! t i m s s ot h a t t h e i r b r o t h e r s i n We w i l l t a l k a b o u t t h e u s i n g a sits force t h e n a t u r a l a n dp e r p e t u a l vibra- (the audience will b e better world, a n d t h e preciseness force w i t h w h i c h w e a r e a b l e t o t i o n s o f t h e m i n d i n t h [ ea b l e t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e y s u m m o n t h e world, will b e world. W e a r ehistory a n d are t h ebrothers o f victims, w h a t w e a r e , a n adn d t h a t t h e y t h e m s e l v e s a r e our art. A r t i s method. A n d desire, art, " l i k e a n yashtray o r w h a t a n y experience c a n victims, i f they a r e blood brothers. And what w e show s e n a t o r " r e m a i n s i n t h em a k e u s . m u s t cause the blood t o rush, so t h a t pre-revolutionary temperments will b e bathed in this blood, a n di t will cause their deepest souls t o move, a n d they find themselves tensed a n d clenched, even ready t o d i e ,a t what the soul h a sbeen t a u g h t . i Continued

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M U H A M M A D S P E A K S ' UN and foreign correspondent Charles S. Howard, Sr., and playwright LeRoi Jones both congratulate each other on their selection by Liberator magazine for top awards: Howard in journalism and Jones in playwriting.

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T h e Revolua r m y ... a b i g redlipped tual Theatre, which is m i n s t r e l , grinning like tionary now people with victims, will crazy.) begin t o be peopled The liberal white man's soon objection t o t h e theatre o f with new kinds o fheroes . . . t h e r e v o l u t i o n ( i f h e i s h i p 'n o t t h e w e a k H a m l e t s d e b a t enough) will b e o n aesthetic ing whether o r not they a r e ready t o d i ef o rwhat's o n grounds.

Most white Western artists their minds, b u t m e n a n d ,d o n o t n e e d t o b e " p o l i t i c a l , " w o m e n ( a n d m i n d s ) digging since usually, whether they out f r o m under a thousand o f "high art" a n d k n o w i t o r n o t , t h e y a r e i ny e a r s dalliance. complete sympathy with t h e weakfaced

We will scream a n d c r y m u r d e r , run through the streets i nagony, i fi t means some soul will be moved, m o v e d t o actual life under- m o s t repressive social forces We must make a nart that standing o f w h a t t h e w o r l d in the world today. will function a st ocall d o w n is. a n dw h a t i t o u g h t t o b e .

There a r e more j u n i o r the actual w r a t h o f world We a r e preaching virtue and b i r d m e n fascists r u n n i n g spirit. "We a r e witchdoctors, f e e l i n g , a n da n a t u r a l s e n s e around t h e West today dis- a n d assassins, b u tw e w i l l of t h eself i n t h ew o r l d . A l l guised a s Artists t h a n there open a place for the t r u e scim e n live i n t h e world, a n d a r e disguised a s fascists. entists t o expand o u r conthe w o r l d ought t o b ea place (But then, that word, Fas- sciousness. This i sa theater for t h e m t o live. cist, a n d w i t h i t , F a s c i s m , of assault.

W h a t i s called t h e imagi- has been m a d e obsolete b y The play that will split the Ination ( f r o m image, magi, that w o r d A m e r i c a , a n d h e a v e n s f o ru sw i l l b e called [magic, magician, etc.) is a Americanism. The A m e r i c a n D E S T R U C T I O N O F [practical vector f r o m t h e Artist usually turns out t o b e T H E T h eheroes will :Soul. I t stores a l ldata, a n d just a super-Bourgeois, b e - A M E R I C A .

Horse, Denmark j e a n b e c a l l e d o n t o s o l v e a l l c a u s e , f i n a l l y , a l i h e h a s t ob e C r a z y Patrice L u m u m b a , [ o u r " p r o b l e m s . " T h e i m a g i - s h o w f o rh i s s o j o u r n t h r o u g h V e s s e y , b u t n o t h i s t o r y , n o t memory, nation i s t h eprojection p f the w o r l d i s "better taste" not s a dsentimental groping io u r s e l v e s p a s t o u rs e n s e o f t h a n t h e Bourgeois . . . for a w a r m t h i no u r d e s p a i r ; [ourselves a s "things." I m a - m a n y times not even that. t h e s e w i l l b e n e wm e n , n e w gination ( i m a g e ) i s a l l posAmericans will hate t h e heroes, a n dtheir enemies sibility, because f r o m t h e revolutionary theatre b e - most o fyou w h o are reading image, t h e initial circumc a u s e i tw i l l b eo u t t o d e s t r o y t h i s . scribed e n e r g y , a n d u s e them and whatever they be(idea) i s possible. A n d s o b e lieve i s real. A m e r i c a n cops gins that image's u s ei n t h e w i l l t r y t o c l o s e t h e t h e a t r e s Nasser Shows Might world. Possibility is w h a t where such nakedness o f the CAIRO, U A R — A masmoves us. h u m a n spirit i s paraded. sive 90-minute military p a The popular white man's American producers will say rade m a r k e d t h e 13th R e v theatre l i k e t h e popular the revolutionary plays a r e olution D a y celebration f o r w h i t e man's novel shows filth, usually because they U A R President Gamal A b t i r e d w h i t e l i v e s , a n d t h wei l l t r e a t h u m a n l i f e a s i f i t del Nassar. T h e procession, problems o feating white su- w a s actually happening. shortest in Nasser's 13 years, gar, o r else i t herds bigca- A m e r i c a n directors will s a y was a mighty display o f boosed blondes onto h u g e that t h ewhite guys i nt h e modern military arms. s t a g e s i n r h i n e s t o n e s a n d p l a y s a r et o oa b s t r a c t a n d makes believe t h e y a r e cowardly ( " d o n ' t g e t m e A n e s t i m a t e d 156 t a n k s a n d dancing. flown w r o n g . >. I m e a n a e s t h e t i - 206 w a r p l a n e s , s o m e W h i t e businessmen o f cally . . .") and they will b e jb y foreign crews, served t o the w o r l d , d o y o u w a n t t o s e eright. [warn enemies that Nasser people really dancing a n d The force w e w a n t i so f has a m p l e military power s i n g i n g ? ? ? A l lo f y o u g o u pt w e n t y m i l l i o n spooks s t o r m at h o m e despite the absence in H a r l e m a n dg e t yourself ing America w i t h furious ikilled. There will b e dancing cries and unstoppable w e a p - of 50.000 t r o o p s i n Y e m e n . and singing, then, f o r real!

(In T h eSlave. Walker Vessels, the black r e v o l u t i o n a r y , wears a narmband, which is the insignia o f the attacking

ons. W e want actual explosions a n d actual brutality; AN E P O C H IS C R U M B L I N G and w e must give i t t h space and hugeness o fits a c -

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FromLangston Hughes E u r o p e i s b e c o m i n g d a r k e r b y t h em i n u t e . T h e r i s i n g tide o f color i s creeping, i f n o tsweeping, o v e r t h e w h i t e lands o ft h e w h i t e w o r l d . A q u a r t e r o fa c e n t u r y a g o , c o m p a r a t i v e l y f e w d a r k f a c e s w e r e s e e n i nE u r o p e . B u t n o w on t h e m a i n streets o f m o s t o f t h e g r e a t E u r o p e a n capitals, o n esees m a n y golden Asians, dusky N o r t h Africans and black Africans f r o m South ofthe Sahara.

U p a n dd o w n t h eB o u l e v a r d St. M i c h e l i n P a r i s these days sweep shoals o f Senegalese, Nigerians, Congolais, a n d T o g o l a n d e r s a m o n g t h em a n y A f r i c a n students studying i n P a r i s . T h e a n c i e n t L a t i n Q u a r t e r n o w s e e m s a t least a quarter colored i n complexion,, especially after m e e t i n g e v e r y w h e r e i nt h ec r o w d s t h et i n y little V i e t n a mese and other Orientals.

London h a slarge n u m b e r s o f West Indians a n d Africans: A n d t h e b i gcities i n W e s t e r n G e r m a n y a r e i m porting African workers, f o r there i s a labor shortage i n this booming A m e r i c a n colony. Since there is a w o r k s h o r t a g e i n t h e U n i t e d States these days with m a n y Negroes unemployed, and since n u m e r o u s ententes a n d treaties and such things a r ebeing d r a w n u p allt h e time, perhaps America a n dWestern Germ a n y c o u l d d r a w u pa n a g r e e m e n t whereb y s o m e o ft h e t h o u s a n d s o fj o b l e s s N e g r o e s in t h eU.S.A. m i g h t c u r r e n t l y b e e m p l o y e d in Germany.

There a r e enough stateside N e g r o e s 4. a m o n g t h e m i l i t a r y forces i nG e r m a n y t o" help orientate black workers once they g o t there. A n d G e r m a n y , they say, has a crying Hughes need f o ra d d i t i o n a l labor.

Sex i nrelation t o color i n E u r o p e does n o ts e e m t o be s oacute a p r o b l e m a si ti si n m o s t o fthe U n i t e d States.

H o w e v e r , a ni n t e r e s t i n g t r e n d i s b e g i n n i n g t o t a k e p l a c e , a n d i s being discussed a m o n g t h estudents o f color, both African a n d A m e r i c a n . T h a t trend i s ,i f o n ei so f African descent, t o n o longer b ea p a r t y t o a ni n t e r r a c i a l m a r r i a g e .

If wedlock i s contemplated, t h eincreasing vogue seems t o b e that black m a r r y black, n o twhite. Just a s the n e w vogue f o r colored girls i s t o w e a r their hair i Africanesque, short, natural, untouched b y pomades o r unadorned b ywigs, a l aAbbey Lincoln o rOdetta.

Africa is b e g i n n i n g t o s e t a s t y l e a m o n g s t u d e n t s , m a l e a n d f e male.

African students studying i n Europe i n t h e o l d days f r e q u e n t l y r e t u r n e d t o the d a r k c o n t i n e n t w i t h w h i t e wives,, often fellow students w h o m they h a dm e ta t t h e universities. A n u m b e r o f current African leaders, including President Senghor o f Senegal, a r e m a r r i e d t o European w o m e n . B u t i f t h epresent vogue o f seeking black mates continues among t h estudents n o wi nEurope, t h e future leaders o fAfrica will almost all have colored wives.

31 African Nations Demand S. Africa's Ouster From Internat'l Aviation Group

I gather t h a t ,both racial pride a n de x p e d i e n c y a r e b e ginning t o dictate choices. A t a n yrate, negritude seems M O N T R E A L — T h i r t y - o n e A f r i c a n countries h a v e pre- plied b yS o u t h Africa constid e s t i n e d t oc o m e i n t o i t so w n , i n s o f a r a sm a r i t a l c h o i c e s are concerned. B u t i nParis love does n o talways m e a nsented a n u l t i m a t u m t o t h e International Civil Aviation tutes a serious a n d constant (ICAO) conference here stating they will threat t oworld peace." m a r r i a g e — a s t h e plays a n doperas tell u s : Camille, L a Organization Boheme, Louise—especially a m o n g students a n d artists. abandon t h e organization unless South Africa i s ousted The 31 African countries W h e n t h eboys g o h o m e t oL a g o s o rL o s Angeles, Abijian immediately, said a Senegal delegate here. therefore proposed that a n T h e 3 1A f r i c a n r e p r e s e n t a or Atlanta, these distance romances probably will have amendment b e established become, i nm e m o r y , just passing fancies. tives have agreed t h a t there will b e absolutely n o c o m - in t h e constitution o f t h e p r o m i s e a n d i f a c t i o n i s n o tI C A O providing that a n y taken t ooust South Africa a t m e m b e r country practicing P L E A S E O R D E R N O W once, there will b e a " c o m - "a p o l i c y o f a p a r t heid a n d A B E A U T I F U L p l e t e d i s i n t e g r a t i o n " o f t h er a c i a l discrimination" is 1 0 x 1 2 A L B U M SET O F organization. suspended a s a m e m b e r o r P H O T O S O F " W h e t h e r o r n o tw e a b a n - e x c l u d e d e n t i r e l y . don t h eorganization," t h e The Indonesian press also Senegal delegate went o n , lashed out against t h e racist "depends entirely upon what government o fSouth Africa. action i st a k e n u p o n t h e res"The maltreatment b y olution t oexpel S o u t h A f r i c a regime o f t h e because o f i t s racial poli- Verwoerd's colored population o f South cies."

The resolution i s before Africa cannot but arouse anthe ICAO Plenary A s s e m b l y , ger a n di n d i g n a t i o n , " states where a two-thirds majority the "Indonesian Herald," i n will b eneeded t o expel S o u t h an editorial. T h e newspaper pointed o u t that t h e South Africa. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ — A u t o g r a p h e d b y the C h a m p ! African state i s a disgrace I — T h e e x p u l s i o n r e s o l u t i o n , 1 . A P e r s o n a l l y A u t o g r a p h e d P h o t o of t h e C h a m p i o n . to t h e 2 0 t h c e n t u r y . presented b y t h e3 1 African 2 . A M o n t a g e of P h o t o s S h o w i n g K n o c k o u t s o f C h a r l i e P o w e l l , " T h e Drutal methods o f raArchie M o o r e , Henry C o o p e r , S o n n y Liston a n d O t h e r s A S n a t i o n s , w a s c a r r i e d b y3 9 PREDICTED b y the C h a m p i o n . ^ • • • • • 6 s » a votes t o 3 0with 14 absten- cial discrimination i n South example O N L Y $ 2 . 0 0 P O S T A G E PAID. SEND M O N E Y ORDER OR CHECK TO: tions a n d 19 n a t i o n s a b - A f r i c a a r e a v i v i d 1 of ruthlessness," t h e newssent.

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(Continued from Page 11 m a d o r tell h i m w h a t w e d o not like about h i s program.

It i s a conditional prog r a m . I ti s b a s e d o n t h e c o n dition that our 'slave-masters give u s a place o r finance our return t o o u r motherland a n d there support u s until w e a r e able t o g o f o r ourselves (about 20 o r25 years would be t h e limit).

This i s the most sensible prog r a m a n y o n e h a se v e r o f fered t o us.

It gives u s help t o leave our slave-masters and go f o r ourselves. I ttakes away a l l of the present killings, beatings a n d disagreement b e tween t h e t w o peoples, t h e slave and his master.

The foolish ex-slave, with his foolish leaders, i s trying to force his m a s t e r t o accept h i m a s a ne q u a l m e m b e r i n his house a n d even t o t h e point o f intermarriage.

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M u h a m m a d has put forth for the future salvation o f black Americans a n dw h a t t h e leaders o f NAACP, C O R E and t h e Students Non-violence Coordinating C o m m i t tee offer. S o m e o f t h e leade r s i ns u c h o r g a n i z a t i o n s a s mentioned above have white wives.

C a nw e g e t away f r o m o u rs l a v e - m a s t e r s a n d open e n e m i e s with such leaders w h ohave already joined with h i s slave-master through marriage?

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Muhammad's program f o r us i s t h e greatest a n d t h e only o n e ever offered o r which will ever b eoffered t o M O N T G O M E R Y , Ala. — Bigoted whites, e m p l o y i n g T h e 17c o u n t i e s w h i c h d o n o t us, w h i c h i s t h e D i v i n e e v e r y legal a n d illegal t r i c k t ofight N e g r o e s , a r e k e e p i n g participate have populations solution. b r e a d o u t o fthe m o u t h s o fthe poorest N e g r o m e n , w o m e n of a t least 3 0 p e r cent N e I believe that every A m e r - a n d c h i l d r e n b y d e n y i n g t h e m t h ebenefits o f t h e f e d e r a l gro, b u t 2 6 o f 4 9 c o u n t i e s ican so-called N e g r o will r e - food distribution p r o g r a m with a median family i n gret his rejection o fM r . M u A s u r v e y b y t h e S o u t h e r n c e n t a g e o f counties t h a t dis- c o m e g r e a t e r t h a n $2,500 a n h a m m a d ' s teachings and the Reporting Service s h o w s tribute surplus food o r fed- n u a l l y d oparticipate i n both solution that h e h a s offered declines. federal food programs, t h e that Alabama's poorest N e - eral food stamps for o u rproblem, unless w e groes a r e being ruthlessly None o f t h e 25 counties i n S R S said.

W h e r e d o w e t n i n k w e a r ea r e i n s a n e l y i nl o v e w i t h t h e b l o c k e d f r o m t h e f e d e r a l s u r - w h i c h T h e following a r e S R S Negroes a r e more going w i t h a n Uncle T o m white people w h o have n o plus food plan, w h i c h w a s than 3 5 p e r cent o f the pop- findings: who has declared himself i n time n o t even t o listen t oa Eight o f nine counties, i n established b y C o n g r e s s ulation participate i n either love with his master ana will baby's language in their ears food p r o g r a m , t h e w h i c h N e g r o e s a r eless t h a n a f t e r W o r l d w a r I I a n d e x -f e d e r a l w o r k a g a i n s t a n yN e g r o h i s t o d a y , f r o m w e w h o w o u l d 10 p e rc e n t , p a r t i c i p a t e ; 1 3 survey found. p a n d e d i n t h e 1960's. master i s against? This i s speak it. of 17 counties, i nw h i c h t h e U n d e r t h e p l a n , f o o d i s t o B u t 2 7 o f 4 2 counties i n N e g r o p o p u l a t i o n i s 10.1 t o As M U H A M M A D SPEAKS' the m o d e r n picture o f that read last i s s u e : be d i s t r i b u t e d , s a y s a D e - w h i c h N e g r o e s a r eless t h a n 20 p e r c e n t , 100-year-old Uncle T o m . H e headline participate; c o u l d m a r r y n e i t h e r h i s m i s - " W e A r e i nt h e C r o s s - F i r e . " p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e p u b - 35 p e r c e n t o f t h e t o t a l p o p - t h r e e o f e i g h t c o u n t i e s , i n tress n o rh e r daughters_100 It does n o t t a k e a philoso- lication, t o " m e m b e r s o f a ulation d o participate, t h e w h i c h t h e N e g r o p o p u l a t i o n whose survey revealed.

O n l y o n e is 20.1 t o 3 0 p e rcent years a g o ,but n o w because pher o rscientist t osee which household o r family para n dresources a r e c o u n t y out o f 18i n w h i c h the of their m o d e r n " t r i c k " o f m a n i s right and, that w e income ticipate; three o f 12 counn o t s u f f i c i e n t t o b u y e n o u g h median a n n u a l f a m i l y i n - ties, i nw h i c h the N e g r o popthe children o f t h e w h i t e are i nt h e cross-fire o f this c o m e i s less t h a n $2,500 p a r - u l a t i o n i s 30.1 t o4 0p e r cent, slave - master will a l l o w e v e r - b r e w i n g, useless food." ticipates i n either f e d e r a l p a r t i c i p a t e a n d n o n e o f2 1 Uncle T o m t od os o because The Trick program. they k n o w where h e is i C o n t i n u e d o n Page 9 counties, i nw h i c h the N e g r o As t h epercentage o f N e h e a d e d with such foolish gro population increases, the T h i s c o u n t y h a sa popula- p o p u l a t i o n i s g r e a t e r t h a n 4 0 ideas.

SRS discovered, t h e per- t i o n o f 22.3 p e r c e n t N e g r o . p e r c e n t p a r t i c i p a t e s .

Some o f them a r e preaching, " I w a n t t ob e the brother o f the white folks," while NE0-£OL0KlALteM in Alabama, Mississippi, even i n Chicago, Atlanta, Washington a n dBaltimore, O P E R A T E S everywhere across t h e continent, t h ew h i t e m a n i s a c tually beating and killing the so-called Negro, despite t h e law.

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A n y black m a n preachingbrotherhood f o r h i s slavemaster's children needs t o be s e n t t o a ni n s a n e a s y l u m and have h i sbrains nursed back to t h eknowledge o f himself.

Yet, the unprecedented upheavals a n dgreat u n i v e r s a l HARLEM'S INTREPID concatastrcphies a n d d i s a s t e r s gressman A. Clayton Powell, going o r : h o u r l y , a n d t h holding e hearings to determine s i g h t o f u n i t e d e f f o r t s o f o u r extent of segregation in Urban b l a c k b r o t h e r s i n A s i a a n d schools, has caused mayors, A f r i c a s t r u g g l i n g t o s a v e politicians in several big cities ' t h e i r h e r i t a g e , p r e s t i g e a n d j to scurry for cover and find d i g n i t y f r o m b e i n g d e s t r o y e d j excuses for the dilipadated b y t h e s e d r e a d f u l c h a n g e s o f ' condition of education in Net h e N a t i o n s a n d t h e w o r l d . \ gro communities.

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cago last week. M o s t o f the: o u t t o s e ea n d t o j s l a u g h t e r o f r a c e s a n d n a h- e a r h i m , b u t n o t t o j o i n tions. him.

M u h a m m a d c o n s t a n t l y W o u l d y o utake h i s protells u st h a t w ew i l l n o t e n d , g r a m o fi n t e g r a t i o n a n d c i v i l only the white m a n will end, rights and try t ocompare i t a n d t h e p h i l o s o p h e r s o f t h ew i t h t h e s e n s i b l e p r o g r a m o f PART I O F A 3-PART SERIES white race bear witness t o M r . M u h a m m a d ? Y o u canthe fact that they are a ttheir not d o i t !I n this late d a y B y Abdul B a s i t N a e e m e n d . T h eM e s s e n g e r r e p e a t - a n d t i m e , w e d o n o t n e e d t o While preparing t oundertake a journey t oAfrica and edly tells u st h a t w e a r e t h e be f i g h t i n g a l l o v e r the counp e o p l e A l l a h ( G o d ) h a t sr y f o r t h e w h i t e m a n t o a c - t h e M i d d l e E a s t a c o u p l e o f m o n t h s a g o , I f o u n d m y s e l f from c h o s e n a n dt h a t i f w e w i l l c e p t u s a s h i s " b r o t h e r . " o n e d a yr e c e i v i n g a b i t o f " g o o d , s o u n d a d v i c e " s u b m i t t o A l l a h ( G o d ) a n d G o d h a s r e v e a l e d t o u s t h ea n E a s t e r n M u s l i m w e l l - w i s h e r : " B e f o r e y o u g o , A b d u l Basit, b e sure t oequip yourself t omeet the hostility that f o l l o w H i m w e w i l l b e d e -t r u e i d e n t i t y o f t h e w h i t e a w a i t s y o u a th o m e . . ." livered. race a n dtheir t i m e i s u p . " H o s t i l i t y ? . . . A w a i t i n g I recognized that h e w a A l l t h a t h eh a s said i s v e r i W h y should w enow want t o m e ? " I asked m y learned fully capable o f m a k i n g the fied b y the Bible's prophets integrate w i t h a race o f peo- brother, i n candid amaze- most unkind remark m y a n d b yw h a t the H o l y Q u r - a n ple w h oa r egoing out,i n - m e n t .

"Eastern" brother attributed teaches. W o u l d y o u call h i m stead, o f joining with t h e a liar o rwill y o u a d m i t t h a t " I t ' s a l ld u et o t h e l a t e to h i m . new world, which is coming you are ignorant and foolish Malcolm X " h e proceeded Believing i n a n ancient in? I t i s shameful!

J u s t and care n o tf o r yourself, to e x p l a i n . Persian (Iranian) adage that t h i n k i to v e r ! W e w o n ' t e v e n your future o ryour people? " W h e n h e "silence i s t h ebest means move onto some earth t o ourDo y o uw a n t t o sell o u t was residing of rebutting a fool," a t first b e c o m e your o w n salvation t o your selves! W e have in the Middle I w a n t e d t oignore this whole slave-master's children b e - chronic slaves w h o d o n o t E a s t l a s t matter. Besides, m y ill-incause o fpride? Y o u are t o o w a n t t o leave the o l d white y e a r , h e h a df o r m e d c r i t i c w a s d e a d n o w proud t o b o wt o your o w n master! M r . M u h a m m a d rew a g e d a r a t h - a n d I d i d n ' t see w h a t I w o u l d peatedly warns you that the salvation. e r r e l e n t - gain f r o m defending myself they The R e v .Martin Luther time will come when ljj l e s s and. o f before a mass o f flesh a n d ^ K i n g w a s i nthe City o f Chi- cannot c a r r y y o u !

4f>c o u r s e , u n - bones decaying under tons o f earth. However, I also realized that t oleave M a l c o l m ' s Early Tuesday m o r n i n g , Feb. 23, a hired |L Ml c o n t e s t e d a c c u s a t i o n unanswered • campaign o f w o u l d be tantamount t o Arsonist planted Fire B o m b s in the building v i l i f y i n g t h e '' a d m i s s i o n o f g u i l t " a n d (so - c a l l e d ) h e n c e , p e r h a p s , a p o t e n t i a l of M u h a m m a d ' s M o s q u e No. 7 a n d 'Black Muslim' movement threat t o m y professional . . ." T h e n , w i t h a b r o a d r e p u t a t i o n . I a l s o f e l t t h a t D E S T R O Y E D i t grin, h e added, " A n d that I simply h a dt o repudiate includes you, Abdul Basit M a l c o l m — i n t h einterest o f . . . Y o u a r econsidered a n the N a t i o n o f I s l a m itself, i f inseparable part o f the U.S. not m y own.

Islamic phenomenon." " B u t w h e r e does the 'hosConsequently, f o r several tility' c o m e i n ?W h a t , e x - days that followed, I puractly, did M a l c o l m say about sued t h ematter with conme. . .?" siderable vigor, attempting Responded m yfriend a n d to calculate t h eextent o f w( pe rl il v a-t ew) i s h m e re : e t i" nI gn aw i ct lh o s e ad ! M a l c o l m ' s c a l l o u s o u t b u r s t s , group o f prominent E a s t e r n ;I wrote scores o f letters t o M u s l i m s , M a l c o l m h a dr e p - ! m y contacts abroad, esperesented your avowed a d - jc i a l l y among t h e Muslim miration a n dopen support journalists, inquiring o f what for t h eNation o f I s l a m a s they possibly k n e w o f M a l the w o r k o f a ". . . s c h o l a r c o l m ' s m a l i c i o u s p r o p a g a n d a forced b y unfavorable e c o -in the Islamic East, nomic circumstances i nt h e i perused a sm a n y foreign U n i t e d States t ot u r n a h i r e d jn e w s p a p e r s a n d periodicals writer f o r ( t h e Honorable) as I could secure, seeking Elijah M u h a m m a d additional clues t o t h e late The "news" d i d n o t , o fjM r .

Little's campaign o f c o u r s e , t a k e m eb y s u r p r i s e , i l l - w i l l . I a l s o d i s c u s s e d cerHaving k n o w n M a l c o l m X ! tain aspects o f Malcolm's a s l o n g a n d a sw e l l a sI h a d , !e x t e n d e d s t a y i nt h e M i d d l e

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Then, about t w o weeks ago, I received the first overseas publication — W O R L D L E A G U E (dated sM U S L I M April, 1965), published i n Singapore, Malaysia — that contained a n article which r e p o r t e d , i ns o m e d e t a i l , t h e overseas doings ( o r misdoings) o fthe " f o r m e r fiery spokesman o f the Nation o f Islam."

While i t mentioned nothing derogatory about m e o r even about m y respected brother, Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d , i t s contents p r o v e d n o less distasteful: I n t h ef i r s t place, i t c a l l e d Malcolm X "the leader o f the Black Muslims i n America" (which, indeed, h e was not). Second, the article r e f e r r e d t o ". . . t h e M u s l i m Mosque establishment headed b yh i m , and its efforts i n unifying t h eranks o f Musl i m s . . ."

Now, just fancy that! A n individual who was indubitably guilty o f causing w h a t a white writer (friend o f Malcolm X ) had once described as the "first m a j o r crack i n the hitherto solid w a l l o f Muslims' u n i t y . . ." w a s being lauded f o rhis efforts in behalf o f " u n i t y ! " M y investigations later revealed that the brief W O R L D M U S L I M L E A G U E article had been w r i t t e n "solely o n the basis o f M a l c o l m ' s own c l a i m s a n d c o n t e n t i o n s . . ." thus proving that, i na desperate attempt t o gain support f r o m foreign Muslims, M a l c o l m X had lied not only about his o w n former m e n tor (Honorable E l i j a hM u hammad) a n d h i s noble work, but also about himself.

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M o s q u e N o . 2 7w i t h o u t w a r n i n g o r p r o v o c a t i o n , s h o o t i n g Y e s , I still h a v e periods o f w i l l e v e n t u a l l y u n d e r s t a n d . " B e f o r e long, m yd o c t o r w a s and killing a n dleaving i ntheir wake, o n e dead, Ronald deep depression. I ' l l never, Recalling t h ee v e n t s o f giving m e sleeping pills t o T . X S t o k e s , t w op e r m a n e n t l y c r i p p l e d a n ds e v e r a l o t h e r s n e v e r forgive t h e savages that horrible night.

Sister help m e sleep." wounded. who shot m y R o n a l d t o Delores said, " I w a sa t Sister Sister Delores h a s been " I s a wt h eM u s l i m l e a d e r s h o t d o w n — s l u m p e d against death. Never."

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M a m i e Los Angeles a s a clerk-typist S i s t e r D e l o r e s s a i d s h e h a st h e m u r d e r . S i s t e r in surrender. T h e n I s a w t h e F o l l o w i n g t h e w e l l - e s t a b - told h e r daughter that h e r called a n dasked i f I k n e w since h e rhusband's murder policeman fire point-blank lished A m e r i c a n c u s t o m o f daddy w a s shot a n dkilled b y that m yhusband h a d been and studying accounting a t into h i sbody," said a n eye- dealing w i t h whites w h o a white policeman. " I think shot. I i m m e d i a t e l y rushed Los Angeles City College a t w i t n e s s w h os a w a t c l o s e m u r d e r N e g r o e s , t h e police- she's still t o o y o u n g t o u n d e r - to t h eC e n t r a l R e c e i v i n g Hos- night. r a n g e t h ec o l d - b l o o d e d m u r - m a n w a s g i v e n a s l a p o n t h es t a n d t h e c o n c e p t o f d e a t h , p i t a l w h e r e a n officer told " W h e n I finish college, I der o ft h eu n a r m e d M u s l i m . w r i s t s a n dtold t o b e m o r e me that m y husband w a s hope t oreturn t o Chicago," " I s a w t h ec o p s s h o o t d o w n c a r e f u l n e x t t i m e . dead. she said. " W h e n t h e Honorthe M u s l i m leader i n cold " I c o u l d n ' t b e l i e v e i t . A c -a b l e E l i j a h M u h a m m a d g e t s M U H A M M A D S P M K S ' blood," said another eyewitt u a l l y i tt o o k a f e w d a y s f o r o u r n e wc e n t e r , I w a n t t o b e West Coast Director, Harness. the full i m p a c t t o soak i n . a n instructor t h e r e . " r i e t t M u h a m m a d , r e c e n t l y " T h e police w e r e n o t satiswidow, fied after t h e i r slug k n o c k e d visited t h eb e r e a v e d ACCRA: President Nkruthe life o u to f R o n a l d , " a n - Delores X a n d Saudia, t h e o f t h e murdered m a h h a saccepted a n invitaother eyewitness said. " T h e y daughter 20% D I S C O U N T tion t ovisit t h e F e d e r a l R e stomped, ^kicked a n d black- Muslim.W e s t jacked h i m after h e w a s " E v e n n o w i t sometimes public o f Germany, German minister o f Housing and Regional planning, Paul A N D R E U P H O L S T E R I N G N E W Y O R K C H I C A G O L a e c k e, announced a t a Draperies . . . Slip-Covers press conference i n Accra, Plastic C o v e r s . . . Rugs 6 1 6 EAST 7 H i STREET Furniture Finishing G h a n a . T h eM i n i s t e r w a s i n PHONE: 483 1668 Ghana f o ra ceremony i n HARLEM: OLD FURNITURE MADE connection with the construcTO L O O K LIKE N E W 113 LENOX AVENUE tion o fa S5.6 million bridge at 1 1 6th St across t h eLower Volta.

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Africa's emergence from the present 'cultural colonialism' w h i c h sees t h e white Western version o f history, m o r a l s , a n dm e n still t h e main, a n dusually t h e only f o r m o fmovie entertainment viewed b y t h eAfrican a n d Asian masses, i slikely t o b e as revolutionary a s anyt h i n g y e t o c c u r r i n g i nt h e i n dustrial o rscientific arena.

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T h o u g h t h e list o f A f r i c a n nations whose people enjoy motion pictures i s extensive, agaii. w ecan s e ethe critical shortage of theatre space w h e n w ee x a m i n e a f e w statistics. T h e r e a r e well over 40 A f r i c a n Nations where feature films are shown reg150 pictures were Oh what movies must ularly; year, someday c o m e out o f Niger- shown i n Angola last ia, G h a n a , Ethiopia, the Con- half o f t h e m A m e r i c a n , t h e go, T a n z a n i a , M a l i , E g y p t , i o t h e r h a l f P o r t u g u e s e .

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Unparalleled! The Central African R e plots a n d more t e r r i f y i n g jp u b l i c w i t h o n l y f o u r t h e a t r a g e d i e s i f t h e y m a t c h o r tres t oa c c o m m o d a t e 420,000 portray a n ypart o f t h ehu- people prefers French films. m a n travails which brought In Niger there a r eonly t w o these p e o p l e t o n a t i o n h o o d . t h e a t r e s f o r 3,000,000 p e o p l e .

Malawi, which used t ob e the If d r a m a i s conflict and i f British protectorate o f Nyathe most intense conflicts i s saland, h a s five theatres. that between freedom a n d L a s t y e a r 1,000,000 c a m e t o slavery, evil a n d righteous- the b o x office.

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"Save Your Health as Well as Your Wealth" If there i s anything conpresently producing their crete that can b e said about own films. the possibilities o f Africa a s But industry sources note a major market, i t is that that Africans like pictures the time i sripe, the climate w h e t h e r the dialogue is Engis congenial a n d t h e a u lish. F r e n c h , o r Arabic. T h e dience i s concentrated. main problem, however, is SOUTHSfDE'S NO. I P U R V E Y O R O E the fact that there a r e s o G U A R A N T E E D FRESH-KIUED, G R A D E A P R I M E , U . S . GOVT. INSPECTED MEATS few movie theatres i n Africa World Cotton that even t h e most e n Consumption thusiastic o f movie goers has difficulty i n seeing a W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. — A film. The bulk o fthe theatre record consumption o f 49 houses a r e located i n t h em i l l i o n b a l e s o f c o t t o n i n t h e capitols o f the various coun- f o r m o f clothing, s h e e t s , t r i e s , w i t h a f e w i nt h e l a r g - t o w e l s a n d o t h e r p r o d u c t s i s er cities. e x p e c t e d f o rthe y e a r e n d i n g

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Takes A Bride M o r e t h a n 300 f r i e n d s , well - wishers and relatives c r o w d e d into r e c e p t i o n r o o m s to c o n g r a t u l a t e y o u t h ful S a n d r a a n d R a h a m a n A l i after t h e i r beautiful s u m m e r wedding c e r e m o n y held at the Chicago and Northern D i s t r i c t A s s o c i a t i o n of C l u b Women.

H A P P Y BRIDE a n d groom Rahaman A l i receive joyous c o n gratulations a n d good wishes from Sister C l a r a Muhammad, wife of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah.

Easily one o fthe outstanding wedding receptions ever held i nthis city, the M u s l i m couple received innumerable gifts a n d messages o f good will from both Muslims and non-Muslims throughout t h e country.

Sister Clara M u h a m m a d , wife o f the Honorable Elijah M u h a m m a d brought personal greetings f r o m t h e Messenger of Allah.

Ronald Pickett, brother o f the bride acted a s best m a n and Sharon Rycraw w a s m a i d - o f- h o n o r .

Gwendolyn Rycraw was the bridesmaid.

Both a r e cousins o f t h e bride.

Sandra, a proud graduate of the U n i v e r s i t y of I s l a m , w i l l continue h e r c a r e e r a s a n u r s e . R a h a m a n , brother of the w o r l d heavyweight N A T H A N IAL M U H A M M A D , son of the Honorable Elijah c h a m p i o n , M u h a m m a d A l i , Muhammad, holds youngest members of the wedding party. >s e x p e c t e d to p u r s u e h i s his daughter Constantino. ( L . ) 3, a n d Sumayyah, 2, who c a r e e r a n d to

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M a n y theories have b e e n " w h y " o f various national Obviously, the method o n e advanced f o rthis persistent suicide rates b u tc o m e s t o uses t om u r d e r himself i s not p h e n o m e n a , including s o m e the conclusion that t h e sig- as i m p o r t a n t a s the m o t i v e , which attempt t o defend nificance o frace a sa factor the demoralization a n d inaw h i t e suicides, c l a i m i n g , t h e is u n c e r t a i n . bility t o face reality w h i c h higher rates among CaucaAt t h every outset, D r . brought i t on. T h e methods sians indicated a "higher Stengel observes that t h e of m u r d e r , w h e t h e r o f ones e n s i t i v i t y " i f n o t a n o u t - 1959 s u i c i d e r a t e s compiled self o r o f others, i s usually right higher intelligence. from around the world show determined b ythe availabilinstruHowever, there appears t o the l o w e s t incidence i n ity o f a n expedient be little corelatively b e t w e e n E g y p t , t h eR e p u b l i c o f I r e - m e n t . intelligence and suicides, i n land, N o r t h e r n Ireland a n d While lapsing into occafact, m o s t m o d e r n psycholo- a m o n g t h e Negro popula- sional chauvenistic superfigists lean t o w a r d t h e fact tions o fthe U n i t e d S t a t e s cials, a u t h o r Stengel i n t h e t h a t t h e s t r e n g t h , r e s o u r c e - a n d S o u t h A f r i c a ; 11.3 p e r m a i n , p r e s e n t s a c r e d i t a b l e f u l n e s s a n d zest f o r life o f 100,000 o f t h e U . S . w h i t e account o fa nancient dilemthe non - suicide grouping population took their lives ma, often with insight. Howm a y b e where t h e " h i g h that year, a s against only ever, with m o r e scholintelligence" often lies.

3.3 p e r 100,000 U . S . N e g r o e s . a r s h i p a n dd e e p e r i n s i g h t , One n o t e d psychologist, T h e City o f West Berlin and this author m i g h t have m a d e Dr. M a r c u s M c B r o o m o f Los the Nation o f Sweden report his book m o r e i m p o r t a n t and Angeles, contends that t h e s o m e o f t h ehighest suicide b r o u g h t a b o u t a g r e a t e r u n very nature of'the existence rates in the world. derstanding of how m e n a r of the N e g r o e s forces h i m t o S t e n g e l p o i n t s o u t t h a t r i v e a tt h e l o n e l y f o r k i n the undergo m o r e initial stress; while whites have always road when they become their teaching h i m t o s u r v i v e shown a higher rate, living o w n judge, jury a n d execuagainst seemingly impossi- conditions o f t h et w o races tioner. ble odds a n d that psycholog- a r e f a rf r o m the s a m e . T h e ically, t h eb l a c k m a n con- a u t h o r , however, makes siders f e w s i t u a t i o n s m u c h a d oover the fact that so " h o p e l e s s " a s t o w a n t t o a f a r l a r g e r n u m b e r o f N e end itall. gro suicides a r eb y "violent a n d states t h e WHEN Y O U WANT TO RENT, SELL, TRADE, MOVE, HIRE, WORK, O W N , TEACH, "The Negro c a nactually means" f o rt h e m o s t LEARN, EARN, SEARCH, FIND, A N N O U N C E see w h o i s oppressing h i m " p r e f e r e n c e and h e is more concerned violent method o f suicide b y with causing the death o f his the A m e r i c a n Negro i si n oppressor than o f himself," keeping with t h ehigher inCLASSIFICATION DESIRED states a f a m o u s w h i t e psy- cidence o fc r i m e s o f violence (For E x a m p l e : FEMALE HELP WANTED among them." chiatrist i nN e w Y o r k .

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Only t h e black middleclass c a n provide the s t i m u lus o f rising expectations and the investment i n time and effort necessary t o equip less-advantaged m e m bers, said B r i m m e r . H e added t h a t less a d v a n t a g e d Negroes and whites can play a p a r t i nt h e e q u a l o p p o r t u n i ty drive. " I believe the Negro m i d dle-class will h a v e t o spearhead t h e drive," h e d e clared.

Negro businessmen must m a k e t h e i r o w n p o s i t i o n secure in a changing America before they c a n assume roles o f c o m m u n i t y leadership, he stated. Because segregation has been both a restriction t oNegro opportunity and a "protective tariff, behind which most Negro professionals a n d businessm e n h a v e p u r s u e d their careers."

B r i m m e r foresees a n uncertain future for the Negro middle-class, a s i nthe case of N e g r o school teachers o f the South and Negro-owned restaurants and hotels.

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(Continuation o fa letter f r o m M r . J . C.—Seattle, W a s h . ) Since the suicide rate would b e expected t o b e m u c h h i g h e r t h a n i t is, one question t h a t c o m e s t o m i n d i s — w h y isn't it? One i m p o r t a n t factor i s the love and sense of belonging that m a n y Negro babies g e t f r o m being n u r s e d b y t h e i r m o t h e r s . A n o t h e r i s , t h eN e g r o c h i l d , by the very nature o f his existence, has t o stand m o r e stress, forcing h i m to learn h o w to survive.

Y o u a s k e d i ft h e a b o r i g i n a l black people i n A m e r i c a t o r y is e x a m i n e d , one can find have become victims o f a m u c h repetition stemming mental o r moral astigma- f r o m similar factors. Exceptism? Yes, they have, and, tional persons d o touch o f f o d d a si t a p p e a r s , o n e f a c t o r c e r t a i n e v e n t s o r c h a i n s o f of this a s t i g m a t i s m i s a n reactions, but y o u have t o agent f o r containing their keep in m i n d the background social conditions and sciensuicide rate. tific conditions t h a t h a d a The self-image reflected part i n prompting these upon Negroes f r o m the white events. A study o f the past culture i n which they live, and present can enable us t o is the cause o f several m e n p r e d i c t t h ef u t u r e — even tal conditions that afflict control it t o a certain extent. m a n y Negroes — depression, frustrative a n d aggressive Different p e o p l e a n d s y n d r o m e s ; hostilities, a n d schools o f t h o u g h t h a v e difsimple schizophrenia. ferent views o nw h y things t h ew a ythey d o .

These conditions expose happen different types o f threshold S o m e believe that m a n can anger i.e., s h o o t - o u t s , c u t - n e v e r b e s a t i s f i e d a n d , h i s attempts t o get ups, Negroes attacking N e - unending groes — w h i c h act t o w o r k m o r e and more, drive h i m t o off anxieties. T h i s release o f do the things h e does. a n x i e t i e s i sa t h i r d f a c t o r e x Others say that history i s plaining w h y the Negro sui- the struggle o f economic c i d e r a t e i sl o w e r t h a n w o u l d c l a s s e s , o n e t r y i n g t o c o n be expected. trol the other trying not t o controlled.

Others s a y Y o u asked: " H o w can one be deal with h u m a n idiosyncra- that history i sthe revelation of a divine plan. cies?"

H u m a n idiosyncracies can It i s good t o k n o w differb e d e a l t w i t h b y s t u d y i n g je n t v i e w s a n d , f o rt h i s y o u t h e m , b y u n d e r s t a n d i n g w o u l d h a v e t od os o m e readt h e m , b yw o r k i n g w i t h t h e m . i n g . F o r t h e f i r s t v i e w , m a y T h e r e i sn o " M i c k e y M o u s e " I suggest Merton a n d C a es h o r t c u t t o t h i s e n d . S o c i a l m u s ; t h e s e c o n d , K a r l M a r x ; science fields — sociology, the third, the Bible, the Holy psychology, psychiatry — Qur-an, and the teachings o f deal with such phenomena. the Honorable Elijah M u newspaper.

Lastly, you asked: " I s his- h a m m a d i nthis tory the fortuitous play o fi n Something o nyour mind? dividual caprice?"

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By Tynnetta Deanar T o o u r w o m e n w a s h i n g t o p a r t i c i p a t e i na n e w w o r l d government and t oour w o m e n desiring the fulfillmento f action behind the articulation and gestures o f speech, let us prepare t o m e e t the future w i t h the attitude o f total c o m m i t m e n t i nthe following areas: 1. T o s e e k t o c o m p r e h e n d the importance o f land t o other. Separation i sa l a w o f any people desiring t o build nature which manifests I t a nation and a g o v e r n m e n t self i nt h e a n i m a l k i n g d o m , of their own. A m e r i c a with- in the vegetable and plant out land w o u l d b e only a n k i n g d o m of planets and stars idea.

Europe without land and i nthe h u m a n kingdom would b e merely a proposi- w h i c h i s the intelligence betion; the nations o fAfrica, a hind all other f o r m s o f crefigment o f the imagination; ation. the whole o f Asia, a n a m e It i s the failure t o recogwithout purpose; God, a n un- nize this vital l a w o f nature reality without the e m b o d i - t h a t is t h e b a s i s o ft h e t e a c h ment o f a material w o r l d ings o fthe Honorable E l i j a h and universe to testify to His M u h a m m a d o n the subject existence. o f s e p a r a t i o n f o rt h e black L a n d i s simply the basis people o f America. F u r t h e r , of creation. I f w e w a n t less he has said that God, t h e t h a n w h a t other peoples pos- Originator, w a n t s us to k n o w sess (land), w e will r e m a i n the full and complete truth u n r o o t e d a st h e m o l e c u l e s o f t o d a y . space shifting unnoticed.

3. H a v i n g u n d e r s t o o d the

Asian dignitaries visiting black A f r i c a has 2. T o r e c o g n i z e t h e t e r m s brought about closer relationships and better o f s e p a r a t i o n ( n o t s e g r e g a understanding of mutual problems. tion) a s the only method o f achieving t h egoals o f nationhood. Would w e b e able to define w o r l d cultures a n d to benefit f r o m the variety of m a n ' s inventions and contributions t o w o r l d civilization i fthe seed o f separation h a dn o t been f i r s t N E W L O N D O N , Conn.—Fifteen West African w o m e n ,surprised that all Americans implanted i n the very nature a n d write, of creation? W i t h o u t it, w e recently ending a tour o fthe U.S. said they are thoroughly could n o tread disgusted with America because o f the wide-spread segre- that there was a need for an would have never developed program here respect and admiration f o r gation and bigotry in the North a swell a sthe South. The anti-poverty visitors complained that children i n the streets o f both and that food prices were s o the ingenious qualities o f the N o r t h e r n a n d S o u t h e r n cities h a d called t h e m "black high i na nation k n o w n f o r diverse peoples that have niggers" a n d had w a n t e d t ok n o w i f they lived in jungles. its abundance o f food. made world history.

Each T h e guests said they also found the poverty a n d i m m o r a l i t y disThey could not understand, civilization contributed appalling they said, w h y t h e nation tinguishing characteristics i n They said however, they cared for b y their children. discriminated against skills, particularly w o m - artistic were pleased t o find themideas i n t h T h e i r visit i ssponsored b y e n b y h a v i n g o n l y s i x i na r c h i t e c t u r e , selves welcomed a s visitors the State Department a n d Congress. governmental process and in to organizations a n d c o m m u - the W o m e n ' s Africa C o m m i t the promulgation o f social Asked w h a t knowledge ethics and morals. nities sponsoring t h e i r t o u r tee, a p r i v a t e n o n p r o f i t o r that and were fascinated with ganization i n t h e African- they would take home Separation allows a people agricultural techniques a n d A m e r i c a n I n s t i t u t e t h a t fos- w o u l d help t h e i r o w n people, equipment a s w e l l a s t h et e r s a v a r i e t y o f e d u c a t i o n a l t h e y f e l l s i l e n t u n t i l o n e o fo f o n e n a t i o n t o r e v e a l t h e i r t h e m told o f her interest i n potential for loving other nam e t h o d s used b yf a r m wives projects for Africans. dairy and agricultural tech- tions and peoples b y proving to p r e s e r v e food, but they The w o m e n were split u p unity, devotion w e r e d i s m a y e d to see w o m e n a f t e r initial courses h e r e a n d n i q u e s , food p r e s e r v a t i o n o n t h e i r love, and loyalty towards each weaving. dancing scantily clad a s en; visited N o r t h e r n N e w Eng- f a r m s and tertainers i n a St. L o u i s land, North Central states night club. and the Deep South.

A visitor t oLouisiana said The African women were g e n e r a l l y s h o c k e d , t h e y s a i d , s h e h a d s t a y e d i na n u m b e r to learn that elderly A m e r i - of N e g r o c o m m u n i t i e s a n d cans were put i nhomes for had m e t no whites. the aged, instead o f being The w o m e n said they were M A Y O R O F H O N G K O N G Lee Kuan Yew being warmly greeted by women of G h a n a who gave a reception in his honor in A c c r a recently. Sharp increase in the number of

15 West African Women Tell What They Thought on First Tour of United States

importance o f land and the part that separation plays in the development o f our future, w em u s t then begin t o w o r k o n self; t o m a k e self w o r t h y of such achievements a n d t o b e a b l e t os u s t a i n s e l f in t h ecreation o f an e w w o r l d . W i t h i n t h e w o r d self, I a mi n c l u d i n g t h e inescapable responsibilities which constitute f a m i l y life, social preoccupation and the complete feminine role in t h i s new world.

4. F i n a l l y , t ob e c o n s t a n t l y aware that nothing will b e accomplished withoutt h e guidance and acceptance o f Almighty God, Allah, in our plans for the future, realizei n g t h a t H i s M e s s e n g e r i s leading u s into that world w h i c h the eye has not seen; the ear has not heard; nor has i t entered the heart o f m a n the real perfection and beauty o f w h a t i s i n store for our people and the r e maining population o f t h e earth.

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|the training camps for w a r a n d f r o m t h e r e t ot h e s h o r e s of France, where I w a s W h y i s i t t h a t I f i n d i t s oforced t om a k e o rp a r t i c i difficult t oexpress myself, pate in the initial landing o f m y feelings t o w a r d the w o n - the invasion o fN o r m a n d y i n d e r o u s f r u i t s g a i n e d o r b e -1 9 4 4 . B a r r a g e b a l l o o n i n o n e stowed upon m e since hand and rifle i nthe other, coming into knowledge o f walking over corpses a s i f self a n d l i v i n g m yo w n reli- t h e y h a da l w a y s b e e n a s gion a n d n a t u r a l life, I s l a m ? worthless stones.

Iw a s Perhaps because this lan- forced t o desert m y sick guage has n oproper w o r d s f a m i l y to sacrifice m y y o u t h to even cause y o u t o i m a g - ful life t o fight m y s l a v e m a s ine m y new world. ter's brother.

M y life before joining IsF r o m Northern France, lafn i sa tremendous story after s i x m o n t h s o f senseof a deceived a n d blinded less, s i c k e n i n g a n d e x p o s e d N e g r o , living i n poverty, fox-hole hell, I w a s sent t o forced f r o m house t o house, the Pacific zones o f w a r a s no vision o f a permanent though i twere never meant shack t o call h i s o w n . for m e to live at all.

Sweeping water f r o m living R e t u r n i n g h o m e a t23, I rooms o n rainy days, f e d f r o m burlap sacks o f age-old was. a s bewildered a s I was b e a n s a n d r o t t e n s a l t e d p o r k . a t t h e a g e o f 6. I w a s , a t t h e There are memories o f four time, somewhat neurotic,i n y o u n g children, w a i t i n g i n fact, i n a m o s t pathetic state hungry adult lines in blister- of nervousness and frustraing winds and o nsnow cov- tion. M y sisters and brothers almost completely ered ground with card board w e r e i n o u r s h o e s f o r soles, h o p - c h a n g e d . I tw a s a si fw e h a d ing a n d p r a y i n g that w e will all gone through combat. receive our sacked rations O u r f a m i l y ties w e r e shatM U H A M M A D S P E A K S . Front row ( I . to r.)

A F A M I L Y O F followers of the Honorable f r o m the white masters b e - tered.

Ulysses 1 1 , Larry 9, mid-row, Linda 10, O m a r Elijah Muhammad, whose proud parents have fore the dampness penetratI turned t o the Methodist paved the w a y for their brighter future by 3, Mrs. Stella X Polk, Marshall 6, Patricia 11 e d t o o u r f r o z e n f e e t .

C h urch. I t just didn't m a k e their a c t i v e support of the economic proand Sharon 7. Back row is Alvin 14, Vera 16, sense.

I t never d i d a sa gram of the Messenger of Allah, pose for Tommy 18.

T h e m e m o r i e s o f c o m i n g c h i l d . I h a v e b e e n t o l d b ya h o m e f r o m m yj o b , w h i c h I f o r m e r S u n d a y s c h o o l t e a c h to b u i l d a $45,000 c o m b i n e d h a d f o u n d i na d a i r y a t the o n e o f t h e p r i n c i p l e g o a l s African Unity Prayer er, I h a d a r g u e d against the fought f o r b yDr. K w a m e •c l i n i c a n d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n c e n - a g e o f 10, g i v i n g m y m o t h e r C h r i s t i a n teachings e v e r ACCRA — Ghana Muslims t e r i n A c c r a a s a t o k e n o f t h e d a i l y t w o q u a r t s o f m i l k s i n c e I w a s 8y e a r s o l d .

Nkrumah. offered special prayers durLebanon and bread money that I T h e p r a y e r s , l e db y M u s - i o l d t i e s b e t w e e n ing t h ecelebration o f t h e S h o r t l y thereafter, Iw a s lim Ministers throughout and Ghana. Khalil A m i n, earned daily. T h e n joining b i r t h o fM u h a m m a d f o r t h e t o investigate shop- determined Ghana, called for Dr. Nkru- President o f t h e Lebanese her after work, with speedy and successful realm a h ' s full success.

ICommittee i n G h a n a , h a s ping bags a n d b u r l a p sacks the teachings o fthe H o n o r ization o ffull African Unity, able Elijah M u h a m m a d . s t a t e d t h a t e v e r y t h i n g i s a n d h i k i n g t ot h e h i g h w a y s of t h e Darlington f a r m After o n e visit, I w a s r e a d y f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n t o beLebanese in G h a n a areas, going f r o m door t o shocked, amazed. I considA C C R A — T h e L e b a n e s e g i n a ss o o n a so f f i c i a l a p - d o o r , being attacked b y ered myself a hard m a n , but c o m m u n i t y i nGhana hopes i p r o v a l is given i n Accra. dogs, begging f o r spoiled I could not hold back t h e f a r m produce, while other tears a s Minister Robert UNITY B O D Y SHOP MEL'S DRY CLEANING sisters and brothers knocked spoke.

I asked myself why 7 7 2 4 Lexington Avenue AND LAUNDRY on back doors o f bakeries in had I been denied this truth C l e v e l a n d , O h i o t o w n b e g g i n g f o r o l d b r e a d . a n d k n o w l e d g e f o r 36 y e a r s ?

Alterohons & Toilo: Ser THE b > B O D Y A N D FENDER R E P A I R S 12713 WOODSIDE AVENUE This m a n had opened t h e Automatic Transmission G u a r a n t e e d The memories o f h i g h C L E V E L A N D 8, O H I O door and let a brilliant light BRONX r SCHOOL GRADUATE Foi P.ckup «, prWtv Seivc> school graduation a n d m y Bus. 3 6 1 - 8 8 9 8 Res S W 5 - 6 7 8 5 penetrate through a very 681-9821 WEAVING A s k tor A L denial o f deferrment from clouded mind. military service, hoping that I could h o l d m y job i n a deSUPPORT I w a l k e d o u to f t h e F R E E L A N C E fense plant and lightent h e M o s q u e feeling free, breath•ookk taping and Accounting Sorvicu MUHAMMAD'S T a x e s , Contracts a n d Incorporations burden o fm y mother w h o ing a new air o f confidence.

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"It's foolish t othink that Negroes a r egoing t o achieve equality o f o p p o r t u n i t y within a f e wdecades o r even a few g e n e r a t i o n s , " said D r .P e r c y J u l a n , w o r l d ^ r e n o w n e d millionaire Negro chemist, during a recent exclusive interview with M U H A M M A D SPEAKS. "Whenever some suggest that equality Is near," h e ...............-.-.•.•.•.w c o n t i n u e d . "

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" T h i s hatred i s n o t going to disappear overnight. I t ' s going t o b e a long, h a r d pull."

Comedian Dick Gregory, long active i nthe civil rights struggle, said: "When y o uconsider t h e fact 28 million people hate black people s o m u c h they voted f o ra " n u t " like Goldwater, then y o u have t o also recognize that t h e struggle for equal rights will b e a long, uphill fight."

"Dr. Martin Luther King, James Farmer, John Lewis, James Foreman a n d many

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In a n exclusive M U H A M M A D S P E A K S dispatch ( p r i n t e d i nthe J u n e 11 issue), w er e p o r t e d t h a t G h a n a ' s Honorable Alex Quaison-Sackey was "actively being considered for n o m i n a t i o n for re-election a spresident o f the United Nations' General Assembly." Our "scoop" has now been officially confirmed: A (Ghana G o v e r n m e n t ) circular offering "availability o f Foreign Minister QuaisonS a c k e y " has been sent t oall U n i t e d N a t i o n s delegations in N e w Y o r k .

A " m a d e - i n - E g y p t " supersonic fighter (HA-300) w a s displayed t othe U.A.R. public f o rthe first t i m e during the m i l i t a r y parade o n J u l y 23— thirteenth a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e c o u n t r y ' s r e v o l u t i o n . A l s o p u t o nd i s p l a y f o r t h e first t i m e were a n u m b e r o f impressive missiles, tanks, helicopters and several types o f "weapons o f defense."

A n e s t i m a t e d 300,000 people a t t e n d e d the p a r a d e , which was also televised.

The government o f Ghana will soon launch a campaign aimed a t the "total eradication o fi m m o r a l i t y from the R e p u b l i c , " according t oa n a n n o u n c e m e n t b y the M i n ister o f Social Welfare, M r s . Susanna Al-Hassan. T h e campaign, w h i c h has been under preparation, for some t i m e , w i l l b e c a r r i e d o u t b y m e a n s o ft h o u s a n d s o f a t t r a c tively-printed posters and handbills — t o b e distributed to the country's schools, workshops, y o u t h centers, civic and social clubs and business establishments. Folice, educators and labor leaders will also cooperate i n " m a k i n g the program an outstanding success."

The Nigerian government i na neffort t o eliminate the high cost o f m o d e r n drugs (most o fw h i c h are, a t present, i m p o r t e d f r o m E u r o p e and A m e r i c a ) , will soon e m bark o na large-scale p r o g r a m o fm a n u f a c t u r i n g most o f its r e q u i r e m e n t s o fm e d i c i n e i nthe c o u n t r y . T h e scheme, according t othe F e d e r a l Health Minister. Honorable Dr. M . M a j e k o d u n m i . will also save t h ecountry a large a m o u n t o fvaluable foreign e x c h a n g e a n n u a l l y .

E t h i o p i a w i l l soon h a v e i t sfirst " S t o c k Exchange"1 (to conduct business i ncorporate stocks a n d bonds, a s done b ythe stock exchanges in N e w Y o r k . London, Paris, etc.). I t will b e operated under the auspices o f the Na-: t i o n a l B a n k o fE t h i o p i a a tA d d i s A b a b a .

President G a m a l Abdcl Nasser o f U.A.R. will make his first official t o u r o fW e s t Africa early i nSept. — just before t h eOrganization o f African Unity convenes a t Accra, Ghana. Mali and Guinea are "but two o f several West African states" the great Arab-Muslim statesman is s c h e d u l e d to v i s i t .

H A I T I A N D O C T O R S. Jolibois (upper left) conducting director of the Clinic Indigene Public in the Congo watches an assistant extract blood for testing during recent campaign against various diseases. Dr. Jolibois

Artists residing i neach o f the 3 6m e m b e r states o f the Organization o f African U n i t y have been inivted t o submit a design "suitable for an official O.A.U. emblem."; According t o the Honorable M r . Diallo Telli. secretaryg e n e r a l o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n , a c a s h prize o fS5.000 w i l l b e awarded t othe artist whose entry i sconsidered the "best j and most suitable."

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Negro Migrant Workers Eye U.S. Stand Against Company For Abuse of Mexicans I N D I A N A P O L I S — Thousands of teen-aged black migrant workers, and their parents part o f the nation's multi-racial seasonal labor force that harvests fruits and vegetables f r o m state t ostate, approved U.S. action here to protect children o f m i g r a n t M e x i c a n - A m e r i c a n farm workers f r o m being worked during school hours.

Of interest t oall migr The Malawi Republic ( i ncentral East Africa) will s o o n m o v e i t s c a p i t a l f r o m Z o m b a t o L i l o n g w e — c o n -f a r m f a m i l i e s , e s p e c i a l l y sidered a f a rm o r e suitable location f o r t h e country's groes, was the case o f chief administrative center.

Fettig Canning Corp., o f A m a r k e t i n g a n d export office h a s been s e t u p Morocco b y royal decree t ocontrol the export trade o f m a n y o fthe country's i m p o r t a n t products.

These include citrus fruit,, vegetables, handicrafts (carpets, leather goods, etc.) a n d fish p r o d u c t s .

T o celebrate t h eNational Holiday (anniversary o f t h e r e v o l u t i o n ) , t h eg o v e r n m e n t o f I r a q g a v e a w a y o n J u l y 14. a b o u t 9,000 a c r e s o f f a r m l a n d t o h i t h e r t o - l a n d l e s s p e a s a n t s . T h e b e n e f i c i a r i e s i n c l u d e d s o m e 1.100 f a m i l i e s at Dujail. just n o r t h o f Baghdad.

T h e M a i z u r u Shipbuilding Co. o f J a p a n has received a n o r d e r t o b u i l d a h u g e (55,00()-ton) t a n k e r l o r G h a n a I t will cost the G h a n a T a n k e r Co. a l m o s t six m i l l i o n dollars

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Child The Truth O f W A S H I N G T O N , DC . — Acrucial. old. I twas a friend o f m i n e welcome upsurge i n t h e One Gary. Ind.. m o t h e r o f w h o told me. I don't think' adoption o f black babies b y an adopted daughter.

M r s . it's fair.

M y o w n people Negro parents has brought Harriet Clark says: should have told m e . I didn't with it complex questions on " 1 r e c o m m e n d starting off tell t h e m I k n o w i t yet. B u t h o w t o integrate these chil- at once. I a l w a y s tell m y I feel a w f u l — just a w f u l dren into their new f a m i l i e s l i t t l e g i r l . J o y . a g e d 9 t h a t a b o u t i t .S h a l l I t e l l t h e m for the n e w life ahead, lead- she i sa v e r y special person. I k n o w . A u n t R u t h ? I don't ers o f social service a g e n - O u t o f a l lt h ebabies w e k n o w w h a t t o d o . " cies here report. s a w . s h ew a s t h e o n l y o n e The a n s w e r from Mrs. wanted.''

A l t h o u g h the rate o f adop- w e Gibbs went straight t o t h e tion o fwhite over Negro M r s . Clark says, however, heart o f t h e problem: babies still r e m a i n s more that each year J o y asks D e a r Motherless Child: t h a n 10 t o 1 , w i t h i n t h e p a s t m o r e penetrating questions I'm sure that's an improper year, more Negro families about her real parents. title for' you. I ' m sure you have stepped forward t o " I tell h e rt h a t h e r par- a r e very much mothered bring some o these orphans ents loved her s om u c h that and loved b y your parents. into the m a i n s t r e a m o f life. they w a n t e d t o m a k e sure For true parents they a r e Stepped-up publicity c a m - she w o u l d vet the best things w h o h a v e c a r e d for y o u f o r paigns among a d o p t i o n possible o u to fl i f e , " Mrs. what must b ealmost 13 agencies which have suc- ( l a r k says. years. Y o u say a friend told ceeded in alerting the Negro " I t e l l h e rs h e felt w e y o u , y o u w e r e a d o p t e d . T h a t c o m m u n i t y t o the problem, could d om o r e than t h e y w a s i n d e e d n o f r i e n d . I t i s H A P P Y 9 - Y E A R - O L D Joy Harriet Clark of G a r y . Ind.. whose was credited w i t h b r i n g i n g could a n dafter they w e r e b e c a u s e o f p e o p l e l i k e t h i s considerate parents explained the adoptive process to her. about this change. assured that w ereally loved that people w h o adopt chilfeel i twiser t otell bility upon The black upper - middle their child — they decided dren themselves. adoption. Just tell t h e m and class, h a s a r a t e o f f e r t i l i t y to g i v e u s t h ep r i v i l e g e o f t h e m a t a n e a r l y a g e t h a t T h a t i sw h y I say the one hear t h e i r assurances o f t h e y a r e a d o p t e d . I ft h e y de- w h o t o l d y o u i s n o f r i e n d — t h e i r l o v e f o r y o u a n d d o n ' t (judged b y the family size raising h e r . " later unless i tslipped out b y m i s - b l a m e as reported b y the U.S. DeThe reaction o f adopted cide n o tt o tell until them because they partment o fCensus) e v e n c h i l d r e n w h oa r en o t t o l d o r n o t t o t e l l a ta l l i ti s o n l y t a k e .

T h eonly i m p o r t a n t didn't tell y o u before. I n the lower than t h a t o f their this truth i s reflected i n ab e c a u s e t h e y d o n ' t w a n t t h e q u e s t i o n i s : D o y o u l o v e y o u r e n d , t h e y w i l l p r o b a b l y feel difference. parents white counterparts.

T h e y letter to R u t h D u c k e t t Gibbs, child t ofeel a n y a n dd o they love relieved that you k n o w and h a v e yet t orespond, i n suf- D i r e c t o r o fN a t i o n a l Free- T h e y w a n t the child t o feel y o u ? Believe m e , that's the y o u must i n turn assure t h e i r o n l y i m p o r t a n t ^ q u e s t i o n . I f t h e m t h a t i td o e s n ' t m a t t e r . ficient numbers, t o t h eur- d o m Theater S c h o o l s a n d l o v e d a s i fs h ew e r e gent need o f these helpless conductor o f the Associated very own. T otell o r not t o the answer i syes, g o o n The- proof o f their love i s gamble. being happy together. infants.7 Negro Press's c o l u m n o n tell. T h a t i sthe big in these y e a r s o fl o v i n g t e n Ne- They gamble i fthey d o and Of all the questions which teen-agers. One adopted O, yes, b ythe w a y , I cer- der care f o r y o u a n d t h a t they gamble i ft h e y don't. tainly would tell t h e m that earns for t h e m now the title parents o f adopted children gro child wrote: A n d s i n c e i t i s s u c h a b i gI h a d b e e n i n f o r m e d o f t h e o f t r u e p a r e n t s . " m u s t face —the one related "1 f o u n d o u t I ' m a n p r o b l e m t othose w h o adopt to telling the child the truth adopted child and m y parc h i l d r e n , i ti sn o tf a i r f o r about h i soriginal parents ents never told m e e v e n appears t o b e t h e most though I ' m almost 13 years others t otake the responsi-

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X-Rays M a y Reveal Hidden Rooms of 5,000-year Old Egyptian Pyramid CAIRO — American a n o p e r a t i n g o np l a n s t o u n d e r t history. They want t otackle just outside o f Cairo.

B y measuring cosmic rays passing thru t h e pyramids, t h e y h o p e t od i s c o v e r h i d d e n passages and chambers.

T h e plan i sthe b r a i n child of D r . Luis Alvarez, 52, a physicist a tthe University o f California.

A l v a r e z h a sp r o p o s e d X r a y i n g the 4,585-year-old pyra m i d o fCephren, t h e pharaoh whose features a r e be lieved t o b ep o r t r a y e d o n the sphinx. I ti st h e second o f the great pyramids o f Giza, s t a n d i n g 469 feet h i g h .

d E g y p t i a n s c i e n t i s t s a r e c o -t h e o r i z e t h a t t h e r e i s a c a v a k e t h e b i g g e s t X - r a y j o b i ni t y i n t h e s t o n e , p o s s i b l y a one o fthe p y r a m i d s a t Giza, c h a m b e r o ra p a s s a g e w a y .

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courage.

F u r t h e r , t h e present advantage o fN e g r o e s I s -t h e r e s u l t o f t h e b a d c o n science suffered b y m a n y whites who have actively o r indirectly caused t h e Negro h a r m a n dh a r d s h i p t h r o u g h B u t w h a t a r et h e grass- segregation a n d discriminaroot sentiments?

A r e N et i -o n . groes approaching t h e goal of equal opportunity?

C H A R L E S R .

COLLINS, Funeral Director: N o . A l P A N - A F R I C A N R E - though the pendulum o f time S E A R C H ASSOCIATES t o o k is m o v i n g t o w a r d t h i s goal, t h i s q u e s t i o n t oa cross-sec- c o m p l e t e e q u a l i t y i sa U t o p i a tion o f black Americans — in this country. T h e strong s o m e 2,000 i nt h e S o u t h a n d r o o t s o ft h i s U t o p i a w i l l t a k e 2,000 i nt h e N o r t h . t i m e t od e v e l o p a n d g r o w .

T h e question: D oy o u t h i n k M U R I E L O .F A R M E R , Atthe Negro people will w in N o ti n m y complete equality o f oppor- torney-at-Iaw: tunity i n America w i t h i n l i f e t i m e , f o rI h a v e l i v e d a long time already.

B u t i t your lifetime? will come within t h e n e x t The answer: decade, s o that m a n y persons living today will g e t t o I N T H E S O U T H e n j o y i t . W em u s t b e r e a d y Yes 1 0 % when t h eopportunity preNo 8 5 % sents itself. R e a d y educaM U H A M M A D S P E A K S ' reporter Henry X ( I . ) Henry are Mrs. Sarah Floyd, ( r . ) mother of tionally, culturally and ecoUndecided 0 5 % was on the scene to investigate the murder the late Erby, H e r b Callender, field secretary nomically. This iswhy i t i s of Brooklyn C O R E a n d J a m e s Finney, legal of Nelson Erby, Negro who w a s shot to death so i m p o r t a n t t h a t w e a r e IN T H E N O R T H : staff of C O R E . by a white policeman in Brooklyn while hunproperly trained. dreds of bystanders looked on. With Brother Yes 24 G No 7 1 % D E LOIS CROOK COLUndecided 0 5 % LINS, Funeral Dir.: N o t G h a n a Gold Rising M U H A M M A D S P E A K S ' "complete equality!" But I ACCRA —Ghana produced roving photographer, G e o r g e r e j o i c e i nt h e blessing o f l i v 64,790,347 f i n e ounces o f Beatty, asked the s a m e ques- ing w i t h t h echallenge a n d gold during t h emonth o f tion o fNegroes on the streets knowing " W eS h a l l OverM a y this year. A n announceof Chicago a n d received come."

W A S H I N G T O N — C o m p l a i n t s w e r e f i l e d h e r e b y t h em e n t i n t h e C o m m e r c i a l a n d these characteristic replies: N A A C P l e g a l d e f e n s e and educational fund and the N A A C P Industrial Bulletin said t h e M A R Y L I G H T F O O T , figure f o r t h e 12 federally-assisted hospitals i ns i x Southern cumulative DR. R . E . W I L L I A M S , school clerk: N o t complete. charged year i s 337,032,673 f i n e F e d e r a l Office o f E c o n o m i c T h e p r o b l e m i sm u c h too d i - s t a t e s w i t h d i s c r i m i n a t o r y p r a c t i c e s . o u n c e s .

T h e c o m p l a i n t s f i l e d Opportunity, R e g i o n I V . versified and complex t o b e Y e s . I ti sw i t h i n r e a c h a t t h e r e a l i z e d d u r i n g t h i s will genera- against hospitals i n A r k a n - Iberia, L a . , allegedly moment, i f Negroes w i l l tion. However, emergency treatment t h e strides sas, Texas, Louisiana, N o r t h give press their advantage. T h e that Negroes have made dur- Carolina, Georgia and Flori- to Negroes, but then transadvantage i s born o f crea- ing this meaningful c i v i l d a , r a i s e t o a t o t a l o f 1 1 0f e r s t h e m t o a n o t h e r h o s actions lodged with pital. tive non - v i o l e n t p r o t e s t r i g h t s e r ah a v e been tre- such w h i c h characterizes D r . mendous. But the road ahead Secretary o fHealth, EducaOther h o s p i t a l s a r e K i n g ' s g r e a t l e a d e r s h i p a n d is a l o n g one. I believe t h a t t i o n a n d W e l f a r e A n t h o n y J . charged w i t h maintainC e l e b r e z z e s i n c e F e b r u a r y . m y children will live t o s e e 888 PROSPECT AVENUE ing segregation i n wards, One facility, S t . David's complete equality o f opporS U P P O R T w i n g s a n d f l o o r s , l o u n g e s , Bronx, New York hospital, Austin, Texas, i s tunity i n America.

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MUHAMMAD SPEAKS

The Messenger

of Allah

The Muslim What Muslims

the Want

1:3

# T h i s i s the question a s k e d m o s t frequently by both the w h i t e s a n d the b l a c k s . T h e a n s w e r s to t h i s question I s h a l l state a s s i m p l y as possible.

1. We w a n t f r e e d o m . W e w a n t a full a n d complete freedom.

2. W e w a n t j u s t i c e . E q u a l j u s t i c e u n d e r the l a w . We w a n t j u s t i c e a p p l i e d e q u a l l y to all, r e g a r d l e s s of c r e e d or c l a s s or color.

3 . W e w a n t e q u a l i t y of opportunity. We w a n t e q u a l m e m b e r s h i p i n s o c i e t y w i t h the best i n c i v i l i z e d s o c i e t y .

4 . W e w a n t our people i n A m e r i c a whose p a r e n t s or g r a n d p a r e n t s w e r e d e s c e n d a n t s f r o m s l a v e s , to be a l l o w e d to e s t a b l i s h a s e p a r a t e state or t e r r i t o r y of t h e i r o w n — e i t h e r on this continent or e l s e w h e r e . We believe that our f o r m e r s l a v e m a s t e r s a r e obligated to provide s u c h l a n d a n d that the a r e a m u s t be fertile a n d m i n e r a l i y r i c h . W e believe that o u r f o r m e r s l a v e m a s t e r s a r e obligated to m a i n t a i n a n d supply our n e e d s i n this s e p a r a t e terr i t o r y for the n e x t 2 0 to 2 5 y e a r s — u n t i l we a r e a b l e to produce a n d s u p p l y our own needs.

S i n c e w e c a n n o t g e ta l o n g w i t h t h e m i n peace a n d equality, after giving t h e m 400 y e a r s o fo u r s w e a t a n d blood a n d r e c e i v i n g i n r e t u r n s o m e o fthe w o r s t t r e a t m e n t h u m a n beings have ever experienced, w e believe our contributions t o this land a n dt h e suffering f o r c e d u p o n u sb y w h i t e A m e r i c a , j u s t i f i e s o u r d e m a n d f o r c o m p l e t e s e p a r a t i o n i na s t a t e o r territory o fo u r o w n . ) 5 . W e w a n t f r e e d o m f o r a l lB e l i e v e r s o f " I s l a m n o w held i nfederal prisons. W e w a n t freedom for all black m e n and w o m e n now under death sentence i ni n n u m e r a b l e prisons i n the N o r t h a sw e l l a sthe S o u t h .

W e want every black m a n and w o m a n t o h a v e t h ef r e e d o m t o accept o r reject being Separated f r o m t h eslave master's children a n d establish a land o ftheir o w n .

We know t h a t the a b o v e p l a n for the s o l u tion of the b l a c k a n d white conflict i s the best a n d only a n s w e r to the p r o b l e m between two people.

6. W e w a n t a ni m m e d i a t e e n d t o t h e p o lice b r u t a l i t y a n d m o b attacks against the socalled Negro throughout the United States.

W e b e l i e v e t h a t t h eF e d e r a l government should intercede t o s e ethat black m e n a n d w o m e n tried in white courts receive justice i n accordance with the laws o fthe land—or allow us t o b u i l d a n e w n a t i o n f o ro u r s e l v e s , dedicated t o justice, freedom and liberty.

7. A s l o n g a s w e a r e n o ta l l o w e d t o e s tablish a state o rt e r r i t o r y o fo u r o w n , w e d e m a n d not only equal justice under the laws o f the U n i t e d States, but equal e m p l o y m e n t o p portunities—NOW! W e d o n o t believe t h a t a f t e r 400 y e a r s o f free o r nearly free labor, sweat a n d blood, which h a s helped America become richa n d powerful, that so m a n y thousands o f black people should have t osubsist on relief, charity or live in poor houses.

8. W ew a n t t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f t h e U n i t e d States t oexempt our people f r o m A L L taxation a slong a sw eare deprived o fequal justice under the laws o fthe land.

9. W e w a n t e q u a l e d u c a t i o n — b u t s e p a r a t e s c h o o l s u pt o 1 6f o r b o y s a n d 1 8f o r g i r l s o n the c o n d i t i o n t h a t the girls b esent t o w o m e n ' s colleges and universities. W e w a n t all black children educated, taught and trained b ytheir own teachers.

U n d e r such schooling s y s t e m w e believe w e will m a k e a better n a t i o n o f people. T h e United States government should provide,

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Program free, all necessary text books and equipment, schools a n d college buildings. T h e M u s l i m teachers shall b e left free t oteach and train t h e i r p e o p l e i nt h e w a y o f r i g h t e o u s n e s s , d e cency and self respect.

10. W e b e l i e v e t h a t i n t e r m a r r i a g e o r r a c e m i x i n g s h o u l d b e p r o h i b i t e d . W ew a n t t h e r e ligion o f I s l a m taught without hinderance o r suppression.

These are s o m e o fthe things that we, the M u s l i m s , w a n t f o r o u r p e o p l e i nN o r t h A m e r i ca.

What Muslims

the Believe

1. W E B E L I E V E i n t h e O n e G o d W h o s e proper N a m e

isAllah.

2. W E B E L I E V E i n t h e H o l y Q u r a n a n d in the Scriptures o fall the P r o p h e t s o f God. 3. W E B E L I E V E i nt h e t r u t h o f t h e B i b l e , but w e believe t h a t i thas been t a m p e r e d w i t h and must be reinterpreted so that mankind will not b esnared b ythe falsehoods that have been a d d e d t oi t .

4. W E B E L I E V E i nA l l a h ' s P r o p h e t s the S c r i p t u r e s t h e y b r o u g h t t ot h e

and

people.

5. W E B E L I E V E i n t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n o f the d e a d — n o t i np h y s i c a l r e s u r r e c t i o n — b u t i n m e n t a l resurrection. W e believe that t h e s o called Negroes a r e most i nneed o f m e n t a l resurrection; therefore, they will b e resurrected first.

F u r t h e r m o r e , w e b e l i e v e w e a r et h e p e o ple o f God's choice, a s i t h a sbeen w r i t t e n , that G o dw o u l d choose t h erejected a n d t h e despised. W e c a nf i n d n o o t h e r persons fitting this description i nthese last days more than t h eso-called Negroes i n A m e r i c a . W e believe in the resurrection o fthe righteous.

6. W E B E L I E V E i n t h e j u d g e m e n t ; w e believe this first judgement will take place a s God revealed, in America . . .

7. W EB E L I E V E t h i s i s t h e t i m e i n h i s tory f o rt h eseparation o f t h e so-called N e groes and the so-called w h i t e A m e r i c a n s . W e believe the b l a c k m a n s h o u l d b efreed i n n a m e as w e l l a s i nfact. B y this w e m e a n that h e should b efreed f r o m the n a m e s imposed upon him b y h i sf o r m e r slave m a s t e r s .

Names which identified h i m a s being the slave mast e r ' s s l a v e . W e b e l i e v e t h a t i f w e a r ef r e e i n deed, w es h o u l d g o i n o u r o w n people's n a m e s — t h e b l a c k p e o p l e s o ft h e e a r t h .

Honorable Elijah Muhammad

g r o , t h e y c a n p r o v e i tb yd i v i d i n g u p A m e r i c a with their slaves.

W e d onot believe that A m e r i c a will ever be able t o f u r n i s h enough jobs f o r h e r o w n m i l l i o n s o fu n e m p l o y e d , i n a d d i t i o n t o jobs for 8. W E B E L I E V E i nj u s t i c e f o ra l l , w h e t h the 20,000,000 b l a c k p e o p l e a s w e l l . er i nG o do r n o t ; w e believe a s others, t h a t 10. W EB E L I E V E t h a t w e w h o declared w e a r e d u e e q u a l j u s t i c e a sh u m a n beings. W e ourselves t ob erighteous M u s l i m s , should not believe i n equality—as a n a t i o n — o f equals. participate in w a r s which take the lives o fh u W e d onot believe that w eare equal witlr our m a n s . W e d o n o tbelieve this n a t i o n should slave masters i nthe status o f "freed slaves." force u st o take part i nsuch wars, f o r w e , have nothing t o gain f r o m i tunless America W e recognize and respect A m e r i c a n citiagrees t o give u s t h enecessary territory zens a s independent peoples and w e respect w h e r e i n w e m a y h a v e s o m e t h i n g t of i g h t for. their laws which govern this nation.

11. W EB E L I E V E o u r w o m e n s h o u l d b e 9. W E B E L I E V E t h a t t h e o f f e r o f i n t e g r a respected a n d protected a sthe w o m e n o f other tion i shypocritical and i sm a d e b ythose who nationalities are respected and protected. a r e t r y i n g t odeceive the black peoples intob e 12. W E B E L I E V E t h a t A l l a h ( G o d ) a p lieving that their 400-year-old open enemies peared i nthe Person o f Master W . F a r d M u of f r e e d o m , j u s t i c e a n d e q u a l i t y a r e , a l l o fa , h a m m a d , J u l y , 1930; the long-awaited "Messudden, their "friends." Furthermore, w e bes i a h " o f t h eChristians a n d t h e" M a h d i " o f lieve that such deception i s intended t o prethe M u s l i m s . vent black people f r o m realizing that the time W e believe further and lastly that Allah i s in history has a r r i v e d for the separation f r o m G o d a n d besides H I M there i sn o G o d a n d H e the w h i t e s o ft h i s n a t i o n . will bring about a universal government o f If the w h i t e people a r e t r u t h f u l a b o u t t h e i r peace wherein w e a l lc a nlive i npeace t o professed friendship t o w a r d the so-called N e gether.