LOUIS E. LOMAX
When the Word is Given ...
A REPORT ON
ELIJAH MUHAMMAD,
MALCOLM X,
AND THE
BLACK MUSLIM
WORLD
THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY
CLEVELAND AND NEW YORK
Published by The World Publishing Company
2231 West 110th Street, Cleveland 2, Ohio
Published simultaneously in Canada by
Nelson, Foster & Scott Ltd.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 63-21624
FIRST EDITION
WP963
Copyright © 1963 by Louis E. Lomax.
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Design by Larry Kamp
To James Leonidas Lomax, consecrated preacher, dedicated teacher, and devoted parent. What little love there is among men today is due to men like Uncle James.