You'd have civil war. You'd have a race war in this country.

How could there be any difference between The Messenger and me? I am his slave, his servant, his son. He is the leader, the only spokesman for the Black Muslims.

[ Negro leaders] never let the white man know exactly what black people are thinking.

Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.

The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman.

Reverend Galamison is fighting a hard battle against great opposition, and I admire a man who fights a hard battle against great opposition.

There was no racism; there was no problem [in Mecca].