In Honor Of My Grandfather...
The Commander Al Sultan Nasser Ahmad Shabazz
What The Muslims Want!
This Is The Question Asked Most Frequently By Both The Whites And The Blacks. The Answers To This Question He Shall State As Simple As Possible.
1. They Want Freedom. They Want A Full And Complete Freedom.
2. They Want Justice. Equal Justice Under The Law. They Want Justice Applied Equally To All, Regardless Of Creed Or Class Or Color.
3. They Want Equality Of Opportunity. They Want Equal Membership In Society With The Best In Civilized Society.
4. They Want Their People In America Whose Parents Or Grandparents Were Descendants From Slaves, To Be Allowed To Establish A Separate State Or Territory Of Their Own--Either On This Continent Or Elsewhere. They Believe That Their Former Slave Masters Are Obligated To Provide Such Land And That The Area Must Be Fertile And Minerally Rich. They Believe That Their Former Slave Masters Are Obligated To Maintain And Supply Their Needs In This Separate Territory For The Next 20 To 25 Years--Until They Are Able To Produce And Supply Their Own Needs.
Since They Cannot Get Along With Them In Peace And Equality, After Giving Them 400 Years Of Their Sweat And Blood And Receiving In Return Some Of The Worst Treatment Human Beings Have Ever Experienced, They Believe Their Contributions To This Land And The Suffering Forced Upon Them By White America, Justifies Their Demand For Complete Separation In A State Or Territory Of Their Own.
5. They Want Freedom For All Believers Of Islam Now Held In Federal Prisons. They Want Freedom For All Black Men And Women Now Under Death Sentence In Innumerable Prisons In The North As Well As The South.
They Want Every Black Man And Woman To Have The Freedom To Accept Or Reject Being Separated From The Slave Master's Children And Establish A Land Of Their Own.
They Know That The Above Plan For The Solution Of The Black And White Conflict Is The Best And Only Answer To The Problem Between Two People.
6. They Want An Immediate End To The Police Brutality And Mob Attacks Against The So-Called Negro Throughout The United States.
They Believe That The Federal Government Should Intercede To See That Black Men And Women Tried In White Courts Receive Justice In Accordance With The Laws Of The Land--Or Allow Them To Build A New Nation For Themselves, Dedicated To Justice, Freedom And Liberty.
7. As Long As They Are Not Allowed To Establish A State Or Territory Of Their Own, They Demand Not Only Equal Justice Under The Laws Of The United States, But Equal Employment Opportunities--NOW!
They Do Not Believe That After 400 Years Of Free Or Nearly Free Labor, Sweat And Blood, Which Has Helped America Become Rich And Powerful, That So Many Thousands Of Black People Should Have To Subsist On Relief, Charity Or Live In Poor Houses.
8. They Want The Government Of The United States To Exempt Our People From ALL Taxation As Long As They Are Deprived Of Equal Justice Under The Laws Of The Land.
9. They Want Equal Education--But Separate Schools Up To 16 For Boys And 18 For Girls On The Condition That The Girls Be Sent To Women's Colleges And Universities. They Want All Black Children Educated, Taught And Trained By Their Own Teachers.
Under Such Schooling System They Believe They Will Make A Better Nation Of People. The United States Government Should Provide, Free, All Necessary Textbooks And Equipment, Schools And College Buildings. The Muslim Teachers Shall Be Left Free To Teach And Train Their People In The Way Of Righteousness, Decency And Self-Respect.
These Are Some Of The Things That The Muslims, Want For Their People In North America.
1. They Want Freedom. They Want A Full And Complete Freedom.
2. They Want Justice. Equal Justice Under The Law. They Want Justice Applied Equally To All, Regardless Of Creed Or Class Or Color.
3. They Want Equality Of Opportunity. They Want Equal Membership In Society With The Best In Civilized Society.
4. They Want Their People In America Whose Parents Or Grandparents Were Descendants From Slaves, To Be Allowed To Establish A Separate State Or Territory Of Their Own--Either On This Continent Or Elsewhere. They Believe That Their Former Slave Masters Are Obligated To Provide Such Land And That The Area Must Be Fertile And Minerally Rich. They Believe That Their Former Slave Masters Are Obligated To Maintain And Supply Their Needs In This Separate Territory For The Next 20 To 25 Years--Until They Are Able To Produce And Supply Their Own Needs.
Since They Cannot Get Along With Them In Peace And Equality, After Giving Them 400 Years Of Their Sweat And Blood And Receiving In Return Some Of The Worst Treatment Human Beings Have Ever Experienced, They Believe Their Contributions To This Land And The Suffering Forced Upon Them By White America, Justifies Their Demand For Complete Separation In A State Or Territory Of Their Own.
5. They Want Freedom For All Believers Of Islam Now Held In Federal Prisons. They Want Freedom For All Black Men And Women Now Under Death Sentence In Innumerable Prisons In The North As Well As The South.
They Want Every Black Man And Woman To Have The Freedom To Accept Or Reject Being Separated From The Slave Master's Children And Establish A Land Of Their Own.
They Know That The Above Plan For The Solution Of The Black And White Conflict Is The Best And Only Answer To The Problem Between Two People.
6. They Want An Immediate End To The Police Brutality And Mob Attacks Against The So-Called Negro Throughout The United States.
They Believe That The Federal Government Should Intercede To See That Black Men And Women Tried In White Courts Receive Justice In Accordance With The Laws Of The Land--Or Allow Them To Build A New Nation For Themselves, Dedicated To Justice, Freedom And Liberty.
7. As Long As They Are Not Allowed To Establish A State Or Territory Of Their Own, They Demand Not Only Equal Justice Under The Laws Of The United States, But Equal Employment Opportunities--NOW!
They Do Not Believe That After 400 Years Of Free Or Nearly Free Labor, Sweat And Blood, Which Has Helped America Become Rich And Powerful, That So Many Thousands Of Black People Should Have To Subsist On Relief, Charity Or Live In Poor Houses.
8. They Want The Government Of The United States To Exempt Our People From ALL Taxation As Long As They Are Deprived Of Equal Justice Under The Laws Of The Land.
9. They Want Equal Education--But Separate Schools Up To 16 For Boys And 18 For Girls On The Condition That The Girls Be Sent To Women's Colleges And Universities. They Want All Black Children Educated, Taught And Trained By Their Own Teachers.
Under Such Schooling System They Believe They Will Make A Better Nation Of People. The United States Government Should Provide, Free, All Necessary Textbooks And Equipment, Schools And College Buildings. The Muslim Teachers Shall Be Left Free To Teach And Train Their People In The Way Of Righteousness, Decency And Self-Respect.
These Are Some Of The Things That The Muslims, Want For Their People In North America.
Praise God For The Honorable Elijah Muhammad And The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan!
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