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Ever since Keith Ellison first ran for Congress in 2006, he has characterized his relationship with Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam as a sincere but misguided youthful dalliance. Though Ellison said he was proud of his 18-month association with the Nation of Islam in preparation for 1995’s Million Man March, he wrote to concerned Jewish leaders in May 2006, saying, “I have long since distanced myself from and rejected the Nation of Islam due to its propagation of bigoted and anti-Semitic statements and actions of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, and [Farrakhan aide] Khalid Muhammed.”
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Now a series of photographs reveals a recent visit by Ellison to the Chicago headquarters of the Coalition for the Remembrance of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad (CROE), an organization formed in 1987 to honor and promote the teaching of Elijah Muhammad, former leader of the Nation of Islam and mentor to Louis Farrakhan.