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Muhammad Temple of Islam #12 historical marker

    Color photo of a historical marker on a street with modest brick row homes at the intersection of LANCASTER ST and BROWN ST, which reads: MUHAMMAD’S TEMPLE OF ISLAM #12| Pennsylvania’s first Nation of Islam place of worship. Former home of the African American Muslim community of Philadelphia during the 1950s and 1960s under the leadership of Elijah Muhammad. Malcolm X and Imam Wallace D. Muhammad were administrators and teachers here. - Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 2016

    Malcolm named himself the principal minister of Temple #12 in 1954, when the temple was in North Philadelphia, which he reenergized by enforcing draconian standards. From 1957–63, Temple #12 occupied a brick building at 4218 Lancaster Ave. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission installed this historic marker at the site in 2016.

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    John L. Puckett