Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Alvin Culpepper aka Ali M. El-. Mohammed III

March I2, 1944 - December l2, 2OO2

On March 12, 1944 in Monroe, Louisiana (Alvin Culpepper) who changed his name to Ali M. El-Mohammed lll was welcomed into the world by his parents, Lucille and Alvin, His childhood was spent in Monroe where he attended elementary and secondary schools.(Alvin) Ali was very proud of his participation in the civil rights movement of the 60's when he was a community /voters rights organizer for CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. ln 1965 he moved to New York City where he attend...