The involvement of African Americans with Islam reaches back to the earliest days of the African presence in North America. This book explores these roots in th

Islam is a vital, growing religion in America. Little is known, however, about the religion except through the biased lens of media reports which brand African

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Islam has become an increasingly attractive option for many African-Americans. This book offers an ethnographic study of this phenomenon & asks what attraction