Cults and Extreme Belief
United Nation of Islam
| Season 1
| Episode 3
| SBS Viceland
In 1978, Royall Jenkins founded a group that promised a life free from prejudice, and full of the opportunities that eluded so many African Americans in under-served communities. Elijah Muhammad was raised in the Nation and grew up practicing what Royall preached. At 12 years old, Elijah received a call to join Royall in 'Heaven', the Nation's main community in Kansas City, Kansas. When Elijah Muhammad's parents released him into the care of the Nation, they believed he would receive a great education in line with their religious beliefs and the skills needed to advance his life. Instead, he was forced into child labour, physical abuse, and squalid living conditions. Today, Elijah has a unique opportunity to expose the Nation to the FBI and finally get justice for himself and the other children abused by Royall Jenkins' teachings.