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==Early life==

==Early life==

Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], he converted from Catholicism to [[Islam]] while in college. Ellison is quite controversial due to his past ties with the radical black supremacist group the [[Nation of Islam]]; he has also been accused of having had involvement in [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html</ref>

Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], he converted from Catholicism to [[Islam]] while in college. Ellison is quite controversial due to his past ties with the radical black supremacist group the [[Nation of Islam]]; he has also been accused of having had involvement in [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>Alan Cooperman, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091000951.html Muslim Candidate Plays Defense], ''Washington Post'', September 11, 2006.<blockquote>

Keith Ellison, running in Minnesota, would be the first Muslim to serve in Congress. He has had to defend past associations with the Nation of Islam.</blockquote></ref>

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