In every fiction, there's a bit of truth. In the mid-1960' and early 1970s, some of the most dangerous and ruthless young black men from the brutal streets of Philadelphia formed an alliance within the Nation of Islam's Mosque Number 12. Believing wholeheartedly in the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and his vision of self-sufficiency, they saw themselves as pioneers of a new black nation. Committed to do whatever was necessary, including becoming involved in organized crime and murder.
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In every fiction, there's a bit of truth. In the mid-1960' and early 1970s, some of the most dangerous and ruthless young black men from the brutal streets of Philadelphia formed an alliance within the Nation of Islam's Mosque Number 12. Believing wholeheartedly in the teachings of Elijah Muhammad and his vision of self-sufficiency, they saw themselves as pioneers of a new black nation. Committed to do whatever was necessary, including becoming involved in organized crime and murder.
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