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FEATURED ARTICLE
Published on November 09, 2017
The long history of Black Muslims in America goes far beyond the legacy of Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam.
Understanding the complete history gives valuable insight into Black American religious traditions and the development of "Islamophobia," or anti-Muslim racism.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
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African Muslims in Antebellum America: Transatlantic Stories and Spiritual Struggles
by Allan D. Austin (1997)
A condensation and updating of his African Muslims in Antebellum America: A Sourcebook (1984), noted scholar of antebellum black writing and history Dr. Allan D. Austin explores, via portraits, documents, maps, and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Also includes five maps.
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Black Pilgrimage to Islam
by Robert Dannin (2005)
Photographs by Jolie Stahl
Drawing on hundreds of interviews, Dannin provides an unprecedented look inside the fascinating and little understood world of black Muslims. He examines the tension between the Nation of Islam and Islamic orthodoxy, visits mosques and prisons, and ponders the effect of the assassination of Malcolm X.
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Muslims in America: A Short History
by Edward E. Curtis IV (2009)
The first narrative history of Muslims in America from the colonial era to the present day. Reveals the richness of Sunni, Shi'a, Sufi and other forms of Islamic theology, ethics, and rituals in the United States
Shows how, from the very beginning of American history, Muslim Americans have been at once a part of their local communities, their nation, and the worldwide community of Muslims
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The Call of Bilal Islam in the African Diaspora
by Edward E. Curtis IV (2014)
How do people in the African diaspora practice Islam? While the term "Black Muslim" may conjure images of Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, millions of African-descended Muslims around the globe have no connection to the American-based Nation of Islam. The Call of Bilal is a penetrating account of the rich diversity of Islamic religious practice among Africana Muslims worldwide.
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Black Crescent: The Experience and Legacy of African Muslims in the Americas
by Michael A. Gomez (2005)
Beginning with Latin America in the fifteenth century, this book comprises a social history of the experiences of African Muslims and their descendants throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean. The years under slavery are examined, as well as the post-slavery period. The study also analyzes Muslim revolts in Brazil--especially in 1835. The second part of the book traces the emergence of Islam among U.S. African descendants in the twentieth century, featuring chapters on Noble Drew Ali, Elijah Muhammad, and Malcolm X to explain how orthodoxy arose from varied unorthodox roots.
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The Sunflower Forest: Ecological Restoration and the New Communion with Nature
by William R. Jordan (2012)
Ecological restoration, the attempt to guide damaged ecosystems back to a previous, usually healthier or more natural, condition, is rapidly gaining recognition as one of the most promising approaches to conservation. In this book, William R. Jordan III, who coined the term "restoration ecology," and who is widely respected as an intellectual leader in the field, outlines a vision for a restoration-based environmentalism that has emerged from his work over twenty-five years.