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The Fall of America

1973

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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.

This hardcover book has a laminated paper book jacket which features a graphic design. The front cover is split primarily in two opposing horizontal sections; the top section is black with red text drawn to resemble flames and the bottom section is red with black and yellow text. The text reads [THE FALL/OF/AMERICA/by ELIJAH MUHAMMAD/"Most powerful Blackman in America." Reader's Digest]. The word "America" is typed within a white outline drawing of the continental United States. There is some fading of the color on the cover.

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Catalog reference: 2015.24.4

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