Leader of the Nation of Islam. He instructs Malcolm to change his surname to 'X' and guides his religious conversion. Malcolm later becomes disillusioned with Muhammad after discovering he fathered children out of wedlock, contradicting the organization's teachings.
Baines connects Malcolm to the organization's leadership.
Baines is identified as a member of the Nation of Islam and directs Malcolm to the teachings of its leader, Elijah Muhammad.
Elijah Muhammad exercises ideological and symbolic authority over Malcolm.
At the Nation of Islam headquarters, Elijah Muhammad instructs Malcolm to replace the surname Little with X.
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