Day of Atonement (Nation of Islam)
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The Day of Atonement, October 16, was established during the Million Man March
in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1995 by the Nation of Islam
.
black men
would refrain from crime
, drug addiction, and family abuse
. During the rally, Louis Farrakhan
recited the following pledge and asked all men present to repeat after him and take the pledge.
Million Man March
The Million Man March was a gathering of social activists, en masse, held on and around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1995...
in Washington, DC, on October 16, 1995 by the Nation of Islam
Nation of Islam
The Nation of Islam is a mainly African-American new religious movement founded in Detroit, Michigan by Wallace D. Fard Muhammad in July 1930 to improve the spiritual, mental, social, and economic condition of African-Americans in the United States of America. The movement teaches black pride and...
.
Premise
The Day of Atonement is one on which AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
black men
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
would refrain from crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
, drug addiction, and family abuse
Abuse
Abuse is the improper usage or treatment for a bad purpose, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, sexual assault, violation, rape, unjust practices; wrongful practice or custom; offense; crime, or otherwise...
. During the rally, Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan
Louis Farrakhan Muhammad, Sr. is the leader of the African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam . He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, before his death in 1975, as the National Representative of...
recited the following pledge and asked all men present to repeat after him and take the pledge.