A historic gathering of African American men in Washington, D.C., organized by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to promote unity, empowerment, and social responsibility within the Black community.
Approximately 837,000 men participated, making it one of the largest demonstrations of African American solidarity in U.S. history.
Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott; May 11, 1933) is an American religious leader who heads the Nation of Islam (NOI), a black nationalist organization.
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Farrakhan is notable for his leadership of the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C., and for his rhetoric that has been widely denounced as antisemitic and racist.
Prior to joining the NOI, Farrakhan was a calypso singer who used the stage name Calypso Gene. Early in his career, he served as the minister of mosques in Boston and Harlem and was appointed to the post of National Representative of the Nation of Islam by then-NOI leader Elijah Muhammad. He adopted the name Louis X before being named Louis Farrakhan.