Compass

Despite their hippie persona and rustic community businesses, the Twelve Tribes have long stood accused of physically abusing children and subjugating of women. Now disconnected from her family, ex-member Samie Brosseau works to expose the Twelve Tribes abusive practices today.

Examine the story of the eugenics movement and its long history in the US, from its beginnings in the study of heredity, to its rise as a popular movement promising to uplift the human race through state sponsored sterilisation, to its influence on immigration laws designed to close our borders to groups deemed genetically inferior.

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.