“The letter was signed by Richard Burton, national board member of the NAACP, Desmond Muhammad, president of the Jacksonville branch of the SCLC, Marcus Muhammad of the National of Islam...”
A bunch of guys named “Muhammad” getting bent out of shape by a cartoon that hits too close to home. Whoda thunk it?
The Muslims were probably offended because they thought that the cartoon depicted Mohammed. Or at least, who Mohammed would be if he were alive today.