Nation of Yahweh

Organization

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Biographical Statement

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 and 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.

Citation:

Author: Christopher Harter

Abstract:

Brentin Mock. "Rebirth of a Nation." Intelligence Report, no. 127 (Fall 2007).

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Nation of Yahweh collection

Collection

Identifier: 176

Scope and Contents This collection contains 16 printed items, circa 1980-1984, including circulars, pamphlets, and an extra-illustrated Bible with Afro-centric illustrations published by the Temple of Love Publishers, for the Hebrew Israelites (Nation of Yahweh) of Miami, Florida. Many contain the name of Moses Israel or Yahweh ben Yahweh (pseudonyms of Hulon Mitchell Jr, the founder of the Nation of Yahweh). The extra-illustrated Bible contains the Old and New Testament of the King James version with bound-in...

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1980-1984; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/0000

Found in: Amistad Research Center