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Also known as Louis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr., Louis Eugene Wolcott, Louis X

controversial leader of Nation of Islam

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Works
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Top works

  • 7 speeches
  • muslim daily prayers
  • Self-Improvement : the Basis for Community Development
  • Save the Family
  • Self-improvement

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Acting · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1933

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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

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Quotes

  • The die is set, and Malcolm shall not escape, especially after such evil foolish talk about his benefactor, Elijah Muhammad. Such a man as Malcolm is worthy of death.
  • Sit down and talk to Rev. Jackson [...] Sit down, Jewish leaders, and talk with us. We are ready to talk with you. Sit down and talk like intelligent people who have a future at stake.
  • The Jews talk about "never again."… You cannot say "Never again" to God because when he puts you in the oven, you're in one indeed!… "Never again" don't mean a damn thing when God get ready for you!
  • When Jewish people remember the Holocaust, and want the world to remember the Holocaust… Why do you want the world to remember? Because if the world does not remember, it is likely to repeat itself. And Jewish persons who suffered from the Holocaust want the world to remember this, because the world turned its back while Jews were put in ovens. I, as a Black person, want my people to remember what we have suffered and what we continue to suffer so that we will say, like the Jews: Never again.
  • I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government ...Yes, they exercise extraordinary control, and black people will never be free in this country until they are free of that kind of control ...
  • White people are potential humans - they haven't evolved yet.

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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
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.

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