Loading

"Yahweh says don't worship white people"

Nation of Yahweh

Amistad Research Center

Amistad Research Center
New Orleans, United States

The Nation of Yahweh is an African American religious organization founded by Yahweh ben Yahweh (Hulon Mitchell Jr.) in Miami, Florida, in 1979. An offshoot of the Black Hebrew Israelite Nation, the Nation of Yahweh was known for early revitalization efforts among poor African American communities in the Miami area, but it later encountered controversy due to Mitchell's legal issues, charges of corruption and fraud, and its classification as a black supremacist organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Yahweh ben Yahweh and six followers were imprisoned in 1992. Many followers left the Nation's headquarters, called the Temple of Love, and renounced Yahweh and his teachings. He was released from prison in 2001, two years after the Nation began to renew itself. Yahweh passed away in 2007 and the Nation of Yahweh is still active, having spread beyond the Miami area. These flyers, undated but probably from the early 1980s, were likely published by the Temple of Love Publishers and circulated by Yahweh and his followers.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: "Yahweh says don't worship white people"
  • Creator: Nation of Yahweh
  • Subject Keywords: Black nationalism
  • Type: document
  • Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. The materials in this exhibition are being made available for personal and scholarly research use only. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. If you are the rightful copyright holder of an item represented in this exhibition and wishes to have it removed, please submit a request to reference@amistadresearchcenter.org including proof of ownership and clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
  • Repository: Amistad Research Center
  • Extent: 2 p.
  • Date: undated
  • Collection: Nation of Yahweh collection
Amistad Research Center

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites