Black Crescent The Experience and Legacy of African Muslims in the Americas [Hardcover]

This book, first published in 2005, is a social history of the experiences of African Muslims and their descendants throughout the Americas.Beginning with Latin America in the fifteenth century, this book is a social history of the experiences of African Muslims and their descendants throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean. The record under slavery is examined, as is the post-slavery period into the twentieth century. Muslim revolts in Brazil are also discussed, especially in 1835. The second part of the book looks at the emergence of Islam among the African-descended in the United States in the twentieth century, with chapters on Noble Drew Ali, Elijah Muhammad, and Malcolm X.Beginning with Latin America in the fifteenth century, this book is a social history of the experiences of African Muslims and their descendants throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean. The record under slavery is examined, as is the post-slavery period into the twentieth century. Muslim revolts in Brazil are also discussed, especially in 1835. The second part of the book looks at the emergence of Islam among the African-descended in the United States in the twentieth century, with chapters on Noble Drew Ali, Elijah Muhammad, and Malcolm X.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. Currently Professor of History and Middle Eastern Studies at NYU, Michael Gomez has research interests that include Islam in West Africa, the Africanl£Ê