W.D. Mohammed
He risked his life by leading tens of thousands of African Americans toward mainstream Islam One of the least appreciated figures in American religious history is Wallace Deen Mohammed. He was the son of Elijah Muhammed, the longtime leader of the Nation of Islam (which wasn’t really Islamic) When Elijah died W.D., the designated successor, shocked the followers by declaring that it was time to follow actual Islam. Adapted from Sacred Liberty In the early twentieth century, religious entrepreneurs attempted…