Muhammad Speaks (Chicago, Ill.), Vol. 5, No. 43, Ed. 1, Friday, July 15, 1966

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Weekly newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, including local, national, and international news, which served as the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam.

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twenty-eight pages : ill. ; 40 x 29 cm. Digitized from physical pages.

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Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975 July 15, 1966.

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Weekly newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, including local, national, and international news, which served as the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam.

Physical Description

twenty-eight pages : ill. ; 40 x 29 cm. Digitized from physical pages.

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Muhammad Speaks was one of the most widely read newspapers ever produced by an African-American organization. It was the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam from 1960 to 1975, founded by a group of Elijah Muhammad's ministers, including Malcolm X.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_AR0752-002-01-007
  • Library of Congress Control Number: sn84037002
  • OCLC: 1758821
  • ISSN: 0027-3031
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1921419

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  • Preferred Citation: J.J. Barlow Papers (AR0752), University of North Texas Special Collections
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 43
  • Edition: 1

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J.J. Barlow Papers

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  • July 15, 1966

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Elijah Muhammad, 1897-1975. Muhammad Speaks (Chicago, Ill.), Vol. 5, No. 43, Ed. 1, Friday, July 15, 1966, newspaper, July 15, 1966; Chicago, Illinois. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1921419/: accessed November 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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