| − | '''Louis Abdul Farrakhan''' (born '''Louis Eugene Walcott''' in [[Massachusetts]], 1933 - ) is the [[leftwing]] leader of the [[Nation of Islam]] (a political and religious American group with a race-based, black supremacist philosophy). He has attracted a lot of attention for his outspoken [[black nationalism]], his negative remarks about white people, his [[anti-Semitic]] remarks, and his overall [[demagogue]]ry. The [[Anti-Defamation League]] identifies Farrakhan as the nation's “leading anti-Semite."<ref>[https://www.adl.org/resources/profiles/the-nation-of-islam The Nation of Islam], Anti-Defamation League.</ref> | + | '''Louis Abdul Farrakhan''' (born '''Louis Eugene Walcott''' in [[Massachusetts]], 1933 - ) is the [[leftwing]] leader of the [[Nation of Islam]] (a political and religious American group with a race-based, black supremacist philosophy). He has attracted a lot of attention for his outspoken [[black nationalism]], his negative remarks about white people (though Farrakhan is himself part-white), his [[anti-Semitic]] remarks, and his overall [[demagogue]]ry. The [[Anti-Defamation League]] identifies Farrakhan as the nation's “leading anti-Semite."<ref>[https://www.adl.org/resources/profiles/the-nation-of-islam The Nation of Islam], Anti-Defamation League.</ref> |
| | Farrakhan organized the [[Million Man March]] in 1995. [[Barack Obama]] helped organize the event.<ref>[http://www.biography.com/articles/Louis-Farrakhan-9291850 Bio] biography.com</ref> | | Farrakhan organized the [[Million Man March]] in 1995. [[Barack Obama]] helped organize the event.<ref>[http://www.biography.com/articles/Louis-Farrakhan-9291850 Bio] biography.com</ref> |