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146 ran from the building screaming. Evanzz, The Messenger, p. 261.
147 “who has been brought up under the devil can accept this.” Rickford, Betty Shabazz, p. 103; and James 67X Warden interview, July 24, 2007.
147 “the greatest thing in my life.” Rickford, Betty Shabazz, p. 78.
148 only name he had come up with was a boy’s. Ibid., p. 109.
148 he virtually disappeared following the birth. Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, p. 232; and MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, May 19, 1959, pp. 31-32.
148 to speak at an NOI gathering. MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, May 19, 1958, p. 6.
148 before moving along to Newark, New Jersey. Ibid., pp. 18, 22.
148 he allowed her to continue working to clear these debts. Malcolm X to Elijah Muhammad, March 25, 1959.
149 at meetings held at the Normandie Hall in Los Angeles. MX FBI, Summary Report, New York Office, November 19, 1958, pp. 6-10; “Build Heaven on Earth,” Los Angeles Herald Dispatch, March 27, 1958.
149 gala reception honoring the Republic of Pakistan. “Moslems Celebrate Third Pakistan Republic Day in L.A.,ʺ Los Angeles Herald Dispatch, March 27, 1957.
149 media “since it is controlled by the Zionists.” “Sees Aggressive Zionism as Threat to World Peace,” Los Angeles Herald Dispatch, April 10, 1958; and “Arab Director, Malcolm X Hit U.S. Press, Radio, TV,ʺ Amsterdam News, May 3, 1958. At the April 7, 1958, press conference, Mendi denied that there was any conflict between “Arabs and Jews”; the only real difficulty existed between Arabs and “aggressive Zionists.”
149 African-American churches and the poverty of their worshippers. “Christians Walk Out on Moslems,” Amsterdam News, April 26, 1958.
149 find among those standing his sister Ella. Malcolm X and Haley, Autobiography, pp. 237-38.
149 “she married and of being pregnant, and she cursed me too.ʺ Malcolm X to Elijah Muhammad, March 25, 1959.
150 “you and her were no longer equals.” Rickford, Betty Shabazz, p. 144.
150 “(not able to engage in the act long enough to satisfy her).” Malcolm X to Elijah Muhammad, March 25, 1959.
150 on the ground floor of the Littlesʹ duplex. The 1958 police raid on Malcolm Xʹs East Elmhurst, Queens, home is recounted in detail in “Three Moslems Seized as Police Fighters: Home of ʹXʹ Groupʹs Leader Site of Battle,” Amsterdam News, May 24, 1958; “Moslems Await ʹD-Dayʹ in N.Y. Court,” Pittsburgh Courier, May 24, 1958; and “Moslems Freed, Cry for Arrest of Cops,” Pittsburgh Courier, March 28, 1959.
151 (either in the ground-floor living quarters or in the basement.) Memorandum, Detective William K. DeFossett to BOSS Commanding Officer, May 27, 1958, BOSS.
151 all were eventually released on bail. “Three Moslems Seized as Police Fighters,” Amsterdam News; “Moslems Await ʹD-Dayʹ in N.Y. Court,” Pittsburgh Courier; and “Moslems Freed, Cry for Arrest of Cops,” Pittsburgh Courier, March 28, 1959.
152 one press account, utterly amazed the police. “Moslems Await ‘D-Day’ in N.Y. Court,” Pittsburgh Courier.
152 1958 Saviour’s Day festivities in Chicago. FBI—Betty Sanders (also known as Betty Shabazz and Betty X) file, Summary Report, New York Office, June 30, 1958.
152 and another for $742.42 to Sacks Quality Stores, Inc. FBI—Sanders, Summary Report, New York Office, December 9, 1964.
152 so they can help their own people. FBI—Sanders, Summary Report, New York Office, June 2, 1959. Betty Shabazz also gave a speech at the NOI meeting in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 13, 1959.
153 speeches primarily based on the event. MX FBI, Correlation Summary, New York Office, August 22, 1961, pp. 55-56.
153 “key points that forced the jury into a deadlock.” “Moslems Freed, Cry for Arrest of Cops,” Pittsburgh Courier; and Report of Little-Molette-Simmons Trial, Memorandum, March 27, 1959, BOSS.
154 a surveillance update every six months. MX FBI, Memo, New York Office, July 2, 1958.
154 Jim Crow segregation and Northern discrimination. As Oliver Jones, Jr., has observed, the Nation of Islam drew upon the