Elijah Muhammad had encouraged Malcolm in his ministry, appointing him the Nation of Islam's national representative. "I want you to be well known," Muhammad said, because "it will make me well ...

Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, on Jan. 15, 1970. (Steve Kipp/Chicago Today) From a corollary that the evil white people inflicted on Black people continued when slavery ended ...

Elijah Muhammad at his home in Chicago, Feb. 12, 1972. But no debate on the subject is complete without a discussion about the complex and contentious relationship between Muhammad and Malcolm X.

Elijah Muhammad had encouraged Malcolm in his ministry, appointing him the Nation of Islam's national representative. "I want you to be well known," Muhammad said, because "it will make me well ...