On the first page of the epilogue, Hailey refers to the Nation of Islam as a cult, not a religion. What tone does this word set? 
This word sets a tone that says that Nation of Islam was was scam. As in they made this type community where they had their own version of Islam to attract people to the wrong path. Even when I was reading about Nation of 
Islam there were several things I found strange. As in saying god is black and men are superior than woman. This is not true because I as a Muslim whose been practicing Islam have never heard of such things. We believed god as a light of hope which called "noor" in Arabic. We believe god doesn't have a physical body shape or anything. Also women have a lot of rights in Islam which protect them from this evil world. Though in nation of Islam Elijah Muhammad made up things and created a delusional thing which he called a religion and used showed wrong believes and rules of Islam. Islam never teaches anyone to bring others down but Elijah Muhammad used Islam to make blacks rebel against whites so he could be famous. Therefore, I agree with Haley that Nation of Islam was a cult not a religion.