Article: Farrakhan to lead march of a million

Erick Fiagome, Clemence; Johnson
Miami Times
08-04-1994
Farrakhan to lead march of a million.

The Nation of Islam will organize a "One-million-man" march on Washington next year to make demands on the government, Minister Louis Farrakhan said here Sunday.

The march is intended to show that the Nation of Islam has arrived as a major player in leading African Americans, Farrakhan hinted.

"We will shut America down for one day. We will say we are ready now, our time has come," the minister said. "We are going to make demands on our government and on ourselves."

Farrakhan gave a trademark fiery speech to a crowd of about 8,000 at the Miami Arena. His address brought the issue of race relations ...

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