by Siraj Wahhaj
Siraj Wahhaj recalls how he felt when he heard about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. He describes how this event was pivotal in his relationship study of Black Nationalist movement.
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Wahhaj, Siraj, Excerpt from oral history interview conducted by Zaheer Ali, February 19, 2018, Muslims in Brooklyn oral histories, 2018.006.06; Brooklyn Historical Society.
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