Elijah+Muhammad

Jalen Riddle ** Name of individual ** Elijah Muhammad

** When/where they lived ** Elijah Muhammad was born on or about Oct. 7, 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia. Elijah Muhammad was born Elijah (or Robert) Poole on October 7, 1897, near Sandersville, Georgia. His parents were former slaves who worked as sharecroppers on a cotton plantation; his father was also a Baptist preacher. One of thirteen children, his schooling only lasted until he was nine; then Elijah had to work in the fields and on the railroad. His light skin color made him even more aware of the injustices that had been done to his ancestors. He left home at age sixteen to travel and work at odd jobs.
 * Early life **

Elijah Muhammad was had a big impact on the civil right movement but was never really seen. Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the Nation of Islam which change the view of Malcolm x. After Malcolm x was released from prison and went to Chicago to meet Elijah Muhammad. Accepted into the movement and given the name of Malcolm X, he became assistant minister of the Detroit Mosque.
 * What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement **

On a scale of one to ten I would have to say it was a 6 why because he play a big role in changing the view of Malcolm x and if he wouldn’t have chage his views who know what would have happen maybe Malcolm x would still be alive today or maybe black would be in the same place that other would have been.
 * On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important do you think this person was to the movement? **

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