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Louis Farrakhan
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controversial leader of Nation of Islam
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- 7 speeches
- muslim daily prayers
- Self-Improvement : the Basis for Community Development
- Save the Family
- Self-improvement
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New York City, New York, USA
Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader, black supremacist, and anti-White conspiracy theorist who heads the Nation of Islam. Earlier in his career, he served as the minister of mosques in Boston and Harlem and was appointed National Representative of the Nation of Islam by former NOI leader Elijah Muhammad.
Known for
- Shut Up and Dribble — Self (archive footage)2018
- HyperNormalisation — Self (archive footage)2016
- The Trials of Muhammad Ali — Self2013
- Reincarnated — Self2012
- Get on the Bus — Self (archive footage, uncredited)1996
- The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America — Self (archive footage)1995
- Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson — Self (archive footage)1993
- Solidarity — Self1992
- Malcolm X — Self (archive footage) (as Minister Farrakhan)1972
- The Hate That Hate Produced — Himself1959
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Louis Farrakhan Sr. (/ˈfɑːrəkɑːn/; born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933), formerly known as Louis X, is an American religious leader and political activist who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI). Earlier in his career, he served as the minister of mosques in Boston and Harlem and was appointed National Representative of the Nation of Islam by former NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. After Warith Deen Mohammed reorganized the original NOI into the orthodox Sunni Islamic group American Society of Musli
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Warith Deen Mohammed
- Born
- Louis Eugene Walcott , ( 1933-05-11 ) May 11, 1933 (age 93) , New York City, U.S.
- Spouse
- Khadijah Farrakhan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 12, 1953</span>"}]]}'>1953 )
- Children
- 9 (1 deceased)
- Relatives
- Mustapha Farrakhan Jr. (grandson)
- Education
- Winston-Salem State University
- Occupation
- Leader of the Nation of Islam Former calypso music singer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eugene
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Educated at
- Winston-Salem State University
- Religion
- Islam
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Louis Farrakhan, smiling.jpg
- Residence
- Kenwood
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- date of birth
- 1933-05-11
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- Louis Farrakhan
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- name in native language
- Louis Farrakhan
- birth name
- Louis Eugene Walcott
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, later Louis X; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who has been the head of the Nation of Islam (NOI) since 1981, an organization which combines black nationalism and Islamic teachings. Prior to the NOI, Farrakhan was a calypso singer who used the stage name Calypso Gene from 1950 to 1955 and a violinist from 1939 to 1955. The longest-serving NOI leader, he also served as minister of several mosques in Boston and Harlem in the 1950s under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad.
After the death of Elijah Muhammad, his son Warith Deen Mohammed reorganized the original NOI into the orthodox Sunni Islamic group American Society of Muslims. Farrakhan began to rebuild the NOI as "Final Call". In 1981, he officially adopted the name "Nation of Islam", reviving the group and establishing its headquarters at Mosque Maryam. In October 1995, Farrakhan organized and led the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. Due to health issues, he reduced his responsibilities with the NOI in 2007. However, Farrakhan has continued to deliver sermons and speak at NOI events. In 2015, he led the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Louis Farrakhan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.