[Ads-l] Antedating of "Nation of Islam

[Shapiro, Fred]

Nation of Islam (OED a1934)

1932 Detroit Free Press​ 26 Nov. 2/6 (ProQuest)  "A number of Negro clergymen ... have called upon us at this office,' all demanding that some action be taken for the purpose of disbanding the 'Nation of Islam.'"

Fred Shapiro

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