Jacket from Fruit of Islam uniform

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Fruit of Islam uniform jacket. This navy blue suit jacket has beige piping around the collar and three-quarters of the way around the cuffs. It is lined in black fabric and has three buttons on each cuff. Single breasted style with four front buttons and four front pockets, it has two breast pockets and two lower pockets. All four have flaps and a button closure. On the shoulders are rectangular red patches with an embroidered crescent moon surrounded by four stars, with a fifth star between the horns of the moon. There is a navy blue rectangular patch on the lapel with the initials "W.F.M." Inside the collar is a tag that reads "Professional Dry Clean only."

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