Elijah Poole, later to take the name Muhammad, had moved with his family to Detroit from Georgia in 1917 and worked in industrial plants. The Great Depression left him unemployed and despondent.

Taking over from the organization's founder, Elijah Muhammad helmed the Nation of Islam during a period of limited growth. Malcolm X's arrival in 1952 ushered in a time of dramatically increased ...

Paroled in '52, Malcolm joins the NOI as a direct disciple of its leader, Elijah Muhammad. He takes the name "X" to symbolize rejection of his slave name. Elijah Muhammad sends Malcolm around the ...

Taking over from the organization's founder, Elijah Muhammad helmed the Nation of Islam during a period of limited growth. Malcolm X's arrival in 1952 ushered in a time of dramatically increased ...