Justifiable homicide, police brutality, or governmental repression? The 1962 Los Angeles police shooting of seven members of the Nation of Islam.

From: The Journal of Negro History | Date: March 22, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

The police raid on the Nation of Islam Mosque in Los Angeles, CA, on the night of Apr. 27, 1962, further heightened the conflict between Afro-American leaders and white political leaders. Many black leaders believed that the raid, which contributed to the ideological development of Malcolm X, was racially motivated. On the other hand, their white counterparts saw the conflict as an indication of the violent nature of the Nation of Islam.

On the night of April 27, 1962, scores of policeman ransacked the Nation of Islam Mosque in Los Angeles and wounded seven unarmed Muslims, leaving William ...

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