(CNN) Rep. Keith Ellison's past ties to the Nation of Islam and his defense of its anti-Semitic leader, Louis Farrakhan, are resurfacing as he campaigns to lead the Democratic National Committee. That same year, Ellison was pictured with copies of The Final Call, the official newspaper of the Nation of Islam. The American Jewish World endorsed Ellison saying they were" convinced that Ellison has had a real change of heart and mind." Speaking to a synagogue in 2006, Ellison said he was confronting a past he wasn't proud of. "I wasn't proud of my work with the Nation of Islam," Ellison said , "but I was hoping it wouldn't come up.

Source: CNN December 01, 2016 17:28 UTC