0 1 ▁from ▁a ▁brain ▁an eur ys m . ▁Despite ▁the ▁controvers y ▁that ▁followed ▁him , ▁he ▁was ▁strong ▁and ▁un ap olog etic ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁black ▁supre m acy ▁and ▁stated ▁personal ▁practice ▁of ▁anti - m isce gen ation . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Harold ▁Moore ▁Jr . ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁a unt , ▁Car rie ▁Moore ▁V ann , ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁Bruce ▁Element ary ▁School , ▁E . O . ▁Smith ▁Junior ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁all - black ▁Ph yll is ▁Whe at ley ▁High ▁School . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁high ▁school , ▁Moore ▁went ▁to ▁D ill ard ▁University ▁in ▁Louisiana , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Harold ▁V ann , ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁the ological ▁studies , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁minister ed ▁at ▁Slo an ▁Memorial ▁Method ist ▁Church . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁Om ega ▁P si ▁Ph i ▁frat ern ity ▁( Theta ▁S igma ▁chapter ). ▁Later , ▁Moore ▁transferred ▁to ▁Pe pp erd ine ▁University ▁and ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree . ▁ ▁Nation ▁of ▁Islam ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁while ▁att ending ▁D ill ard , ▁Moore ▁joined ▁the ▁Nation ▁of ▁Islam , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁E lij ah ▁Muhammad . ▁He ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Harold ▁Smith ▁or ▁Harold ▁X ,