Victory on the National Mall in Washington

In 1995, when the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan called for a million Black men to descend upon the nation�s capital for a day of atonement, reconciliation and responsibility, it was not the Minister who was making the call. It was a powerful God Who was using this man as an instrument to perform His will.

The result of that call is history. Nearly two million men came to Washington in the largest, most peaceful civil demonstration in the nation�s history.

God is great.

God Almighty once again demonstrated his Will through his servant on the Mall in the capital of the strongest military power on earth when families from across the country�of different faiths and races�descended on Washington on Oct. 16 for a day of family reconciliation and a day of calling all families back to God.

The Million Family March, with Min. Farrakhan at the helm, was one of the most peaceful and diverse demonstrations of unity ever to occur in this nation.

Yet, the opposition was thick, it was tangible. There was murder in the air just as it was for the Million Man March.

It began with the virtual "white out" of the pre-march mobilization efforts. In lock step, the forces that control the media of this country learned that their coverage of events leading up to the Million Man March, though mostly negative and intended to discourage participation, actually helped to fuel participation. They obviously vowed not to make that mistake again.

The most telling example of the media�s intent was a major Oct. 9 press conference in New York called by Min. Farrakhan upon his return from a trip to Africa for the purpose of helping to bring peace to the war-torn Congo and other regions of the Mother Continent. He also talked about the crisis in the Middle East and the mobilization for the Million Family March, which was seven days away.

Even though all major news outlets were represented at a news conference by a major public figure speaking on serious topics on one of the slowest news day of the year�the Columbus Day holiday�you could hardly tell that the event occurred if you read the papers or watched the television news. All were quiet.

And throughout the negotiations with the city of Washington, hurdle after hurdle after hurdle had to be cleared. The ultimate sign that Oct. 16 was a day that the Lord was making came in the form of a 11th hour joint resolution passed by both houses of Congress allowing for Jumbotron screens to be set up on the Capitol building grounds.

The recalcitrance of the forces opposing the march was demonstrated when Min. Farrakhan, convener of the march, was scanned for weapons with hand-held wands by reluctant Black Capitol Police officers taking orders from on high. What was their aim in performing this disrespectful act? Did they hope to provoke an incident?

Still, when Min. Farrakhan descended the steps of the Capitol toward the podium to deliver the keynote address, a joyful noise rose from the throng of people spread across Mall who had come to give honor to God and to honor the man in whom God�s word is deposited, thanking him for having the vision to call a day to show the world what peace among the peoples of the world looks like.

Despite the massive opposition to both marches and the ultimate success of both, the victory should be a clear signal to those wicked forces arrayed against Minister Farrakhan that there is a higher power backing him. Surely if he were standing of himself, those forces that have been viciously arrayed against him, particularly in the last 16 years, would have demolished him, as they have done other leaders who spoke to the hurt of the oppressed. But their media cannot destroy him. The traps they have set for his demise all have been failures. Their slander has been swallowed up.

Min. Farrakhan is a man enveloped in God. The Million Man March and the Million Family March are clear testaments to this fact. If given the chance, his message can preserve this nation.

If opposition persists, they will be destroyed.