The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad

The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad
ISBN-10
0679774068
ISBN-13
9780679774068
Series
The Messenger
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
667
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Author
Karl Evanzz

Description

A definitive biography of the controversial founder and "prophet" of the Nation of Islam describes Elijah Muhammad's rise to power, his charismatic teachings, his role in the struggle for African-American equality, and the turbulent, contradictory personal life that led to his fall. Reprinti. 17,500 first printing.

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