How To Eat To Live

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This hardback book is wrapped in a loosely attached sheet of plastic taped to the inside of the covers with large strips of brown, woven tape. The front cover features a cream background framed by a thin brown border. A small photographic portrait of Elijah Muhammad is in the top right corner of the cream section. To the left and above the portrait are two small blocks of text which read [FROM GOD IN PERSON/MASTER FARD MUHAMMAD/By ELIJAH/MUHAMMAD/Messenger of Allah]. The bottom two thirds of the front cover are filled with large black letters which read [BOOK/No. 2/HOW TO/EAT/TO LIVE]. Surrounding the text are illustrations of vegetables, fruit, and birds.

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