en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Muhammad
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from 1933 until his death in 1975
Authoritative histories place Elijah Muhammad’s leadership of the Nation of Islam beginning in 1934, after Wallace Fard disappeared, not 1933.
Full reasoning
Multiple reliable sources contradict the 1933 start date.
- The U.S. National Archives says the Nation of Islam was founded by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad in 1930 and that "In 1934, Elijah Muhammad succeeded Fard".
- The Malcolm X Project at Columbia University states Elijah Muhammad was leader of the Nation of Islam "from 1934 to his death in 1975".
- PBS American Experience likewise says Fard established the first temple in 1931 and vanished in 1934, leaving the Nation in need of a new leader; Elijah Muhammad then emerged as that leader.
So the article's statement that he led the Nation of Islam from 1933 is off by one year. The evidence supports 1934–1975 instead.
3 sources
- The Nation of Islam | National Archives
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is an Islamic and Black nationalist movement founded in Detroit, Michigan by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad in 1930... In 1934, Elijah Muhammad succeeded Fard...
- Elijah Muhammad | Malcolm X Project, Columbia University
Elijah Muhammad (Oct. 7, 1897 - Feb. 25, 1975) was leader and minister of the black nationalist Muslim organization, the Nation of Islam, from 1934 to his death in 1975.
- Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam | PBS American Experience
In 1931 Fard established the first Nation of Islam temple in Detroit. Imprisoned for a time, he vanished in 1934. This left the Nation in need of a new leader.