Elijah Muhammad

Born: 1897 in Georgia (as Robert Poole)

Died: 1975

Witnessed violence and prejudice against blacks at young age.

Met and followed Wallace D. Fard who was preaching a new form of the Islam religion to fit African American’s lives.

He joined a group of followers where they established the Temple of Islam No.2 in Chicago as their new headquarters.

Put in prison for evading the draft, where he met prominent follower Malcolm X. Had many commercial enterprises, like popular newspaper Muhammad Speaks.

Said: “Love of self comes first. The one who loves everybody is the one who does not love anyone.”