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Louis Farrakhan  

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  • Controversial and outspoken African American leader of the Nation of Islam who has gained a position of some prominence in the United States and abroad. Farrakhan is perhaps best know for the Million Man March he organized in 1995, an event aimed at instilling a sense of pride and respect for others among African American men of all ages. [Source: Encyclopedia of African American Society; Farrakhan, Louis (1933–)]

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