[Declined to Participate]

Nation of Islam members, Seattle, Washington, 15 May 1998

For a change, these gentlemen completely fulfilled my expectations about how an exchange would go. They were extremely polite, but firmly refused to let me take their picture unless I could offer them some stronger assurance than my word that I wouldn't use the picture in some way "completely opposite of what we believe in."

I told them that I understood, and thanked them. They thanked me.