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Nation of Islam
History of USA
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| | 1952 | X, Malcolm | |
| Espouses the Nation's teachings, including whites as "devils" who had been created in a misguided breeding program by a black scientist, and predicting the inevitable return of blacks to the top of the social order |
| Malcolm X adopts the Nation of Islam |
| 1963 | X, Malcolm | |
| When asked to comment upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy, replies it was a case of "chickens coming home to roost," and added that "Chickens coming home to roost never made me sad. It only made me glad." |
| 1964 | Ali, Muhammad | |
| Ali reveals that he is a member of the Nation of Islam (often called the Black Muslims) and Malcolm X provides Clay with the name Cassius X, discarding his surname as a symbol of his ancestors' enslavement |
| 6th Mar Elijah Muhammad records a statement over the phone to be played over the radio that Clay will be renamed Muhammad (the prophet of Islam) Ali |
| 6th Mar Malcolm X takes Clay on a guided tour of the United Nations building. Malcolm X announced that Clay would be granted his "X" |
| 1964 | X, Malcolm | |
| 8th Mar Malcolm X announces his break from the Nation of Islam |
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