Product: Holy Day of Atonement [VHS]
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Louis Farrakhan- A Day of Atonement
The October 16,1995 "Million Man March" marked Louis Farrakhan as the " unoffical President of Black America". The year was 1995 when Louis Farrakhan(the leader of the Nation of Islam) called for the Million Man March, as an "Holy Day of Atonement". As a result the march that was held at the Nation's Capitol, and hosted an estimated 2 million Black Men! Black men from every social and political stem attended the march. His guess speaks included the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Maya Anglou, and a host of others. Who else could have commanded the attention of the Black community in that way? Is Farrakhan the President of Black America?Although the Million Man March was design to create solidarity between Black men, on a larger scale the mission failed. Perhaps the Minister's sexist views got the better of him. Why were woman not allowed to attend the March in large numbers? Didn't Black woman fight for the same freedoms with there Black male counterparts. And what about Harriet Tubman? Wasn't herThe popularity, and approval of Louis Farrakhan has made African American, and White leaders sit up and take notice. Farrakhan has been given an invitation to speak at an Conferance hosted by the NAACP.