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[[File:Nation of Islam members.jpg|thumb|''Nation of Islam'' members in their trademark bow ties and suits.]]
The '''Nation of Islam''' is a political and religious group with a [[race]]-based, pro-black philosophy. The group was founded in [[Detroit]], Michigan by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad in July 1930. It is active primarily in America.
The '''Nation of Islam''' is a political and religious group with a [[race]]-based, pro-black philosophy. The group was founded in [[Detroit]], Michigan by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad in July 1930. It is active primarily in America.
They believe that [[African Americans|black people]] are [[racial superiority|racially superior]] to other races, and that the "blue-eyed devils" (whites) were selectively bred from blacks by an evil black scientist named Yakub, whose work supposedly took hundreds of years for him and his disciples to fully whiten his creations, with the intent to enslave the black race.
They believe that [[African Americans|black people]] are [[racial superiority|racially superior]] to other races, and that the "blue-eyed devils" (whites) were selectively bred from blacks by an evil black scientist named Yakub, whose work supposedly took hundreds of years for him and his disciples to fully whiten his creations, with the intent to enslave the black race.
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==Notable members==
==Notable members==
*[[Elijah Muhammad]]
*[[Elijah Muhammad]]