Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan leads hundreds of thousands of African-American men to the nation's capital for the Million Man March. The event was promoted as "a holy day of atonement and reconciliation" in which black men would unite and pledge to take responsibility for themselves, their families and their communities. The rally was peaceful and well-attended. The involvement of Farrakhan, whom critics accuse of racism and anti-Semitism, brought controversy to the event.
