On February 25, 1975, one day before the Nation of Islam’s annual Saviours’ Day convention, Elijah Muhammad, the group’s leader, died of congestive heart failure. The event that year became a memorial, attended by thousands of followers and many community leaders. South Side photojournalist Mikki Ferrill photographed the funeral procession and the many tributes paid to Muhammad, including a eulogy by the Reverend Jesse Jackson.