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Louis Farrakhan:
On May 11, 1933, Louis Eugene Walcott Was Born In The Bronx, New York.
He Would Later Be Known To The World As Minister Louis Farrakhan.
Farrakhan Was Reared In Roxbury, Massachusetts. As A Child He Received Violin Training And Became Very Adept At Playing The Instrument. He Won National Competitions And Was One Of The First African Americans To Appear On The Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour.
During The 1950's Farrakhan Was A Budding Calypso Singer, Recording Albums Under The Name, "The Charmer." It Was Also During This Time That He Was Introduced To The Teachings Of The Nation Of Islam (NOI).
He Was Converted To Islam By Malcolm X And Joined The NOI In 1955. After Malcolm Broke With The The Nation Of Islam, Farrakhan Became Minister Of The Harlem Temple, And Eventually, The National Representative For Elijah Muhammad.
Dissatified With The Change Of Direction And Philosophy Of The NOI Following The Death Of Elijah Muhammad, Farrakhan Split From The Nation Of Islam. In 1977 He To Formed A New Movement, Final Call To The Nation Of Islam.
The New Organization's Tenants More Closely Resembled Those Established By Elijah Muhammad During His Reign As Leader Of The Black Muslims. Farrakhan Continued To Be Critical Of America's Treatment Of Black People And Caontiued The Preach For Black Economic Power And Self-Determination.
In 1995, He, Along With Other Black Leaders Such As Al Sharpton And Barack Obama, Helped Lead The Miillion Man March, An Event That Brought Together Black Men For Spiritual Revitalization, Washington, DC.
Despite Being Denounced By Some As "Ant--White" And "Anti-Semitic," Minister Louis Farrakhan Continues To A Powerful Voice For Many Black Americans, In And Ourside The Black Muslim Movement.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
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