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Summary: good book
Review: but the company i ordered it from sent me a library book, I hope it was not taken..
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Summary: An Original Man
Review: Elijah Muhammad has hitherto been the most obscure of the trio, a quiet, even shadowy figure far less conspicuous to the outside world than either of his spokesmen. Clegg establishes, however, that contrary to the almost universal opinion of outsiders, Muhammad had far more importance and power within the movement than either of the younger men-or anyone else, for that matter. His biography, the best volume ever written on the Nation of Islam, relies on a broad and impressive array of original documents, such as the will bequeathing Muhammad's slave grandfather from a father to his daughter and the extensive FBI records pertaining to the Nation of Islam. Perhaps most fascinating and original is Clegg's argument that no matter how radical Muhammad's rhetoric seemed, he had by 1960 become the captive of his own avarice, and that this imposed an operational conservatism, even a timidity, quite at odds with his fire-breathing talk. Interestingly, Clegg attributes this change in part at least to Muhammad's 1959-60 trip to the Muslim world, where he was appalled by the poverty and filth; henceforth, he stopped portraying the "Holy Land of Islam" as a place infinitely superior to the United States that would save American blacks. This implied a decrease in revolutionary expectations and more stress on the message of economic self-improvement. Middle East Quarterly, December 1998
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Summary: A man for blacks and his pocket
Review: Elijah Muhammad was a man that was impacted by the society around him. This book very much illustrates that. Though he had 13 children out of wedlock(taken from the notes at the end of the book) he still did alot for black people. He gave black people a sense of pride and worth away from the European Christian sense. However his corruption from pride and the love of attention led to much of his corrution, and that of the Nation of Islam. For example in one part of the end notes it says that he used to oppose blacks driving in fancy expensive cars, but he did it himself. He was banking on the nation, and I guess if you tell yourself what your doing is right eventually no matter how wrong it is you will believe it. Overall I liked the book sieng as it wasn't a position tring to sway you to the faith. It clearly showed what he did for the black people in creating this Nation of Islam, and what he subtracted from blacks by mans own corruption.
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Summary: A Masterful Work
Review: I couldn't put this book down. This is easily the best work on the Nation of Islam to date. Clegg has done some impressive research and has a deep knowledge of Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. He presents the material in a well-written, intelligent way, without the biases that one would assume that such a topic would provoke. This is first-rate scholarship. I hope the author considers doing a similar biography of Malcolm X or Louis Farrakhan.
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Summary: A Magnificent Work!!!
Review: Perhaps the most balanced, revealing piece of literature on the controversal leader of the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad. Mr. Clegg presents a totally non-biased expose on Elijah, void of any judgmental stances so frequently found in writings of this nature. Although not always flattering, it is a MUST read for anyone seeking to understand the early years of the Nation of Islam and Elijah Muhammad's life. Additionally, there is valuable information regarding the relationship between Elijah and Malcolm X. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: an original man:elijah muhammad
Review: twas a work of art. clegg did a lot of research
i couldn't really tell if he had a pro
or con objective. this is how "un biased"
he came off. the book gives a lot of info
to someone who is thinking about making this sort
of decision(religion) in life. after you read
this book and do more research your mind will
be made up whether for or against. kudos to clegg ,may god bless him!!!!!!!!!!!
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