Who Founded the Nation of Islam?
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One of the largest and best-known Black nationalist organizations may have been founded by a white guy from Portland. Introducing the fascinating mystery of Wallace Fard Muhammad, a young, racially ambiguous man who showed up out of nowhere in 1930s Detroit, founded the Nation of Islam, and disappeared as mysteriously as he'd appeared. In the ensuing years, a trickle of clues have been discovered, but they raise more questions than they answer.
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