Among them were former President Bill Clinton, his wife Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
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But members of the NationofIslam in the UK say the decision is 15 years overdue.
NationofIslam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan has been praised for his messages of personal responsibility and self-sufficiency, and for his dedication to the civil rights struggles of African Americans.