Black Muslims in the US History, Politics, and the Struggle of a Community [Hardcover]

Black Muslims in the U.S. seeks to address deficiencies in current scholarship about black Muslims in American society, from examining the origins of Islam among African-Americans to acknowledging the influential role that black Muslims play in contemporary U.S. society.PART I: A THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL CRITIQUE 1. Hidden Transcripts 2. Political Islam in Florida? 3. Divergent Perspectives PART II: AN ALTERNATIVE PORTRAYAL OF ISLAM AND MUSLIMS 4. Beyond Malcolm X 5. Cases 6. Comparisons of Aspects of U.S. Policy 7. Conclusions

Samory Rashid's Black Muslims in the US is the most comprehensive attempt to show that Islamic practices survived among enslaved Africans and their descendants in the US, though they were not always observable. Referencing seldom-mentioned social and political theories, he successfully challenges well-known studies of the historical Muslim presence in America, which tend to 'marginalize' early African Muslims and their progeny. This work is an insightful addition to the literature on Muslim Americans. It will undoubtedly stimulate further study not only of Muslims in the US, but also of Muslims in the Americas. Akbar Muhammad, Associate Professor, Binghamton University, SUNY, USA

Samory Rashid is Associate Professor of International Politics, Political Economy, & Political Islam at Indiana State University.