The Nankin Township Historical Society

I won't belabor the Gundella letter thing too much (but will leave it for my blog on her ) and will leave the subject for the time being after this post. This letter seemingly indicates that Truzzi and Gundella first corresponded in October of 1969 and likely met shortly thereafter. There's nothing groundbreaking in the letter from my standpoint since I've researched Gundella for close to 10 years but a few things of note are as follows. 1. That her sister believed that she was less-than-authentic and was too theatrical, despite not being a witch herself (many relatives were including their mother, grandmother and great grandmother, among others so the sister was aware of how a witch "should" behave.). 2. That she was partial to Italian men! She was not only a ham but also a flirt. Good to know.

Muhammad Speaks, October 3, 1969 ( enlarge ) Years after Malcolm X left Inkster, the Nation of Islam and this mortal plane his former sect attacked him mercilessly with excoriating harangues. Foolishly so. From an outsider's vantage point it makes one suspect that Malcolm was not only right in his estimation of Elijah Muhammad and the accusations against him but dead-on. In the October 3, 1969 issue of Muhammad Speaks John Ali, then National Secretary for the Nation of Islam, exclaimed that both the Whiteman and hypocrites love Malcolm. Which, I believe even in the loosest terms was and is a complete falsehood. I would say that both entities, the group and the man, were maligned though I would guess that Malcolm X became the more sympathetic figure after his execution. Personally, I have issues with each side in terms of general philosophy, being that I am not a Marxist or a sectarian, but I also agree with both sides on certain aspects. One being that forced integration was...