The Nation of Islam is an African American religious and social movement that was founded in Detroit in 1930 by Wallace Fard Muhammad. After Fard disappeared in 1934, Elijah Muhammad took over as leader and built it into an organisation of temples, schools and businesses, promoting Black self-reliance, discipline and separation from white society. Its teachings differ significantly from those of mainstream Islam, and it has drawn criticism for statements about race. Malcolm X and the boxer Muhammad Ali were among its best-known members before they left it. After Elijah Muhammad's death in 1975, his son Warith Deen Mohammed moved most followers towards Sunni Islam, while Louis Farrakhan rebuilt the Nation of Islam on its earlier lines.
Before and after
- 3 April 1930Birth of Helmut Kohl
- 14 May 1930Establishment of Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- 31 May 1930Birth of Clint Eastwood
- 6 June 1930Founding of International Federation of Film Critics
- 4 July 1930Origins of Nation of Islam
- 7 July 1930Death of Arthur Conan Doyle
- from 13 July 1930 to 30 July 1930The first FIFA World Cup is played in Uruguay
- 5 August 1930Birth of Neil Armstrong
- 25 August 1930Birth of Sean Connery
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- 1932Rise of socialist realism
- 21 September 1937Publication of The Hobbit
- c. 1940sRise of abstract expressionism
- 15 January 1943Construction of The Pentagon
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