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The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad
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The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad |
Author: Karl Evanzz
Published: 2001-01-09 |
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 Insightfull and well researched
Sometime ago, I decided to writte a book about the Black Muslims of America, but, being french, I knew little about Black nationalism in the United States. Reading Evanzz was a gold mine that provided many insights on the Black muslims ; It is also so wide ranging and alludes to so many aspects of Black nationalism it is the perfect entrance door for that political aspect of the US black community.
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br /During my own research for the FBI archives as well as with local US newspaper ranging from 1930 to 1975, I was able to cross check and verify many information he provides : they were allways accurate. While he sometimes only alluded to acts of anti-white racism that seemed very important to me (the Zebra Killings for instance) I give him credit for mentionning them. He left no stone unturned.
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br /Evanzz Book is a thick, dense read. It should not be read as a novel but rather as an encyclopedia. Maybe my only critic is that he's a bit too fond of Malcolm X
 Sad, Misleading
That is all the author did was take declassified FBI records and wrote a book. Most of which the information about WD FARD and Elijah Muhammad were contradictory. Wish I had the time to elaborate. He should be ashamed of writing such. Sad.
An Unprofessional, Bias, Mis-Informative Writing
Of all the literature I've read concerning the Elijah Muhammad, this is by far the worse. After only two chapters, it becomes obvious that Evanzz developed his analysis of Muhammad and the N.O.I. based upon data presented by the FBI, CIA, New York and Detroit police. Where are the interviews with Muhammad's family, friends, and business associates? Where are the excerpts from any of Muhammad's dozens of books? Where are the accounts from present or former N.O.I. members? Instead this book presents references from government agencies as indisputable fact. Anyone familiar with the clandestine workings of such agencies during the 1950's and '60's (i.e. "CoIntelPro") would surely be suspicious of such "information", and at least attempt to seek out other sources. Evanzz's account fails to make such an attempt and is so one-sided, that it offers the reader no opportunity to intelligently analyze Elijah Muhammad, his organization or those who followed him. This book is closer to "National Enquirer" material, than it is to informative, responsible journalism. Anyone interested in a well-written, balanced account of Elijah Muhammad and the history of the N.O.I., I recommend "An Original Man" by Claude Andrew Clegg III. It's a brilliant work and far superior to Evanzz slanderous writing. Don't waste your time or money.
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 Very interesting, insightful bio
Karl Evanzz wrote a fascinating account of how power corrupts in "The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad." Evanzz supported his biography of the man responsible for the enormous growth of the Nation of Islam with almost 200 pages of documentation. However, he clearly lost all objectivity toward the second half of the book. Yet, I found this true story to be a compelling one worth reading.
not "wonderful" at all nothing wonderful bout' karl evanzzz
from SALAAM ALLAH NATION OF ISLAM, June 3, 2004,brministersalaamallah@lycos.combrnot wonderful at all this book is a disaster!brwhat is wonderful about what is happening to the black nation today?brthe black man and the black woman freed slaves and that is all isbrsupposed to believe that this awful idiot karl evanzzz has some cluebras to what he is talking about of which he has NONE WHATSOEVER! nowbras more and more black american becomes homeless permanetlybrunemployed and unemployable filling up the jails and prisons andbrdeath rows of the wilderness hell of north ameriKKKa ......... andbrthe rest of our black peoples karl evanzzz cares NOTHING about beingbrsent off to foregin wars int he US military to die and come back tobrameriKKKa to add to the rest of the list above etc... Somehow this isbrsupposed to be 'wonderful' and if we just stop what we are doing readbrthe lies and deciet of sonsyrea tate silly little book ' little X 'bror the late misleader ' alex hailey ' oh his Biography of ministerbrmalcolm shabazz and now the big 3 negatives books by the latestbrmental basket case 'karl evanzzz' this is somehow going to dobrgreat 'wonderful' things for the black american who is still at thebrbottom of everything of hell we still suffer from at he hands of thebrworst ever peoples to ever rule with a beast savage madness on thebrplanet earth ever ( just ask iraq ) MESSENGER ELIJAH MUHAMMAD taughtbrright what was going to happen in the last days of the so called goodbrol' USA and where this was going! nothing 'wonderful' at all aboutbrthis karl evanzz needs to write what his solution and solution(s) isbrfor the black nation lay out his program and not KNOCK the greatestbrblack leader of all time ever ........ MESSENGER ELIJAH MUHAMMADbrpeace be upon him those who think karl evanzz is so 'wonderful'brshould ask him to lay out what his SOULTION is for the so calledbramerican negro here in the wilderness hell of north america !brameriKKKa ! thankz for reading this correction to ' wonderful 'pAlso recommended: MESSENGER ELIJAH MUHAMMAD MESSAGE TO THE BLACKMANbrTHE FALL OF AMERICA OUR SAVIOUR HAS ARRIVED HOW TO EAT TO LIVE THEbrJOURNAL OF TRUTH !- BY HIS BLOOD BROTHER! SUPREME MINISTER JOHNbrMUHAMMAD DETROIT MI.
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